Gingerbread Cupcakes with Blood Orange Cream Cheese Icing and Candied Blood Orange Slices – Brownie

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons blood orange zest (or orange zest)
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 3/4 cup (6 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon blood orange zest (or orange zest)
• pinch salt
• 3 1/2 cups (16 ounces) powdered sugar, sifted (1 box)
• 3-4 tablespoons blood orange juice (or orange juice)
• 2 medium blood oranges (or oranges)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup water