GINGERED MAPLE CUPCAKES Dessert Recipe by Sandy Munn

Ingredients

• CAKE: 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs - large
• 1 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour - all purpose
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. ginger
• `1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup of milk - 2 %
• 1/2 cup pecans - finely chopped
• FROSTING: 1 cup butter - softened
• 1 package cream cheese - 3 oz. - softened
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup sugar - powdered
• 18 pecan halves.