Buttermilk Spice Cupcakes

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 18 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*f.
• 2 grease and flour 12 muffin cups, or line with paper wrappers; set aside.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt; set aside.
• 4 in a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat together the butter and both sugars until well blended.
• 5 reduce mixer speed to medium; beat in the eggs, one at a time, then the vanilla.
• 6 reduce mixer speed to low; beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until combined.
• 7 spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins; bake for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are golden and spring back when lightly pressed with a fingertip.
• 8 cool 15 minutes in the tins; invert onto wire racks and cool completely before frosting.