Gingerbread Cupcakes with White Chocolate Pudding Frosting
So this frosting, you guys.
Gingerbread Cupcakes with White Chocolate Pudding FrostingHow to Make The Best Christmas CupcakesGet the Recipe
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I didn’t even know Hershey made pudding…so of course I tweeted, instagrammed and obsessed over it. Typical. Within a few minutes of tweeting it, Maria tweeted me back saying she had just made Oreo White Chocolate Pudding Cookies…so I decided I needed to make something different. I saw this frosting a while back and knew it would be the perfect vehicle for the pudding. I mean, Pudding Frosting? Hello…yes! Deciding on a cupcake for this frosting to sit on was easy peasy. So here’s what I did…
How to Make The Best Christmas Cupcakes
I started by making the cupcakes. Which required me to break out my very lonely jar of molasses. Homeboy doesn’t get much play.
The batter is super easy…I filled up some cute cupcake liners about 2/3 full and baked away!
While they were baking I made the frosting… Note, this frosting requires about an hour in the fridge before frosting, so leave a little time for that!
You’ve got cream cheese, milk, pudding, and powdered sugar in there. Beat it until it thickens…
I transferred mine into an airtight container to chill for a bit.
When the cupcakes were cooled and the frosting was chilled, I did some piping and I ate. Seriously. And I’m just gonna say this, I bet this frosting would make a great “mousse” served in cups or jars topped with fruit, or chocolate. Nothing like frosting you can eat straight.
Now hop over and check out Maria’s (Two Peas and Their Pod) Oreo White Chocolate Pudding Cookies. I’ve also done some Oreo Pudding Cookies with Oreo Pudding, so check those out too!
1 1/4 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/4 cup butter (4 Tbsp), room temp 1/3 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg 1/2 cup very hot water
For the Frosting
1 box white chocolate instant pudding (3.5 oz box – 4 servings) 1 cup cold milk 1/3 cup powdered sugar 4 oz cream cheese 8 oz tub Cool Whip, thawed
For the Frosting
