Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing

Name: Gingerbread Cupcakes with Orange Icing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1/4 cup dark rum or water; 1/2 cup golden raisins; 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter; 1 cup unsulfured molasses; 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream; 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest; 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/3 cup minced dried crystallized ginger (not in syrup); 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature; 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon orange zest; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/2 pound confectioners' sugar, sieved; 6 pieces dried crystallized ginger (not in syrup), sliced in half

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INGREDIENTS

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1/4 cup dark rum or water

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1/2 cup golden raisins

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1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter

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1 cup unsulfured molasses

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1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

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1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest

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2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour

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3/4 teaspoon baking soda

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1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

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1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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1/3 cup minced dried crystallized ginger (not in syrup)

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8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

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1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

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1/2 teaspoon orange zest

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1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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1/2 pound confectioners' sugar, sieved

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6 pieces dried crystallized ginger (not in syrup), sliced in half

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