How to Make Easy and Delicious Gingerbread House Cupcakes

If your family is anything like mine, they LOVE all the fun toppings of a gingerbread house but hate that the stress that comes with the actual assembly.  Problem solved! These easy and delicious gingerbread house cupcakes have all the favorite essentials of gingerbread houses (sprinkles, candy toppings, icing, and even gingerbread cake base!) and NONE of the structural stress.   Welcome to the 2020 Festive Christmas Ideas event.  From October 26-November 18, some of my favorite crafty blogger friends and I will be sharing our favorite Festive Christmas Ideas. If you missed any of the fun, check out what I’ve shared so far: Holiday Games:  Snowman Sasquatch Relay Race!   Ornament Crafts:  Shine Bright Super Sparkly Ornament   Christmas Movies:  Elf-Inspired Snowball Play dough (Smells Amazing!)   Christmas Trees:  Easy  and Addictively Fun Paper Fan Christmas Trees   Christmas Decorations: Elf-Movie Inspired Décor   By the way, if you’re rusty on your Paper Snowflake-making skills, or just want some tips to make them more intricate, be sure to watch my video that I created for my Whimsical  Elf Movie-inspired Décor post. Today, my fellow blogger friends and I are sharing our favorite Festive Sweet Treats.   We love making Gingerbread Houses but always get frustrated with the tricky walls and structure falling down.   Last year, after an especially frustrating episode of multiple walls crashing at once, I thought to myself—

Why are we going to all this trouble? All my girls do is lick off the icing and eat the toppings. I’d be better off making them cupcakes next year.

  AND SO I DID!    

How to make Gingerbread House Cupcakes Super Moist

    To start, I used the Gingerbread Cake mix from Trader Joe’s (but you could use any brand).  It’s all natural, super easy, and even comes with crystalized ginger bits.   Then, I  replaced the 1 egg that the recipe calls for with flaxseed meal. I used  1 tablespoon flaxseed meal to 3 tablespoons water.  I mixed them together in a small bowl and let them combine for 5 minutes, then I added them to the mixing bowl. I do this for ALL of my muffin/cupcake recipes.  It always makes my baked goods super moist.

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How to make Gingerbread House Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 box gingerbread cake mix  and whatever else you need for that mix (ex: oil, water).
• 1 tablespoon Flaxseed meal (to use as an egg replacement) and 3 tablespoons water
• Your favorite gingerbread house toppings (ex:  gum drops, sprinkles, etc)
• Paper cupcake liners
• White icing (to replicate snow)
• (Optional) Gingerbread men (We used the Pepperidge Farm Gingerbread Family pieces).

Topping Tip

Target’s Wondershop Collection has really cute gingerbread house decorations. This little candy gingerbread man came from Wondershop.  

Directions:

1. Make the cupcakes according the recipe on the box.
2. Let the cupcakes cool for 30 minutes.
3. Spread the cupcake icing over the cupcakes.
4. Now for the fun part-Decorate your Cupcakes!
5. Enjoy!

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HI! I’m a Shana, self-proclaimed Media Mixologist, wife, and mom to two little girls. I love to mix up cocktails of crafts, recipes, wellness, family and business with just the right amount of sparkle to help you shine everyday. So, grab a glass, and let’s celebrate the cocktail of life!