Cranberry Gingerbread Cupcakes » US Cranberries

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into chunks
• 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup molasses
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 1 large egg
• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• 12 oz. (about 1 ½ cups) fresh cranberries
• peel from 1 medium orange
• 1 tablespoon of minced fresh ginger or ½ teaspoon
• ground ginger
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup white granulated sugar
• 1 cup whole fresh cranberries
• 2/3 cup sanding sugar or turbinado sugar or
• granulated sugar
• ½ cup simple syrup