holiday gingerbread cupcakes with spiced cream cheese icing - TK

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar ( I use organic cane sugar)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup hot water or coffee
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• I teaspoon vanilla (I love vanilla paste)
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder (leave out of using hot coffee instead of water)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• Small pinch salt
• 16 ounces (1 pound) powdered sugar