Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 box spice cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar (make sure it is fresh)
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/4 C butter (1/2 stick) at room temperature
  • 4 C sifted powdered sugar (You can decrease this amount if you don’t care about it being as stiff for piping)
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instruction

  • Mix together cake mix, eggs, molasses, oil and milk.
  • Pour into paper liners and fill 3/4 full.  (I did 18 cupcakes)
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly touched.
  • Cool completely before frosting
  • For the brown sugar cream cheese frosting – With a mixer, blend cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.  Mix in brown sugar until creamy.
  • For the cream cheese frosting – Mix cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Mix in vanilla. Mix in powdered sugar, one cup at a time.