Gingerbread Cupcakes

My Grandma Mary used to make these cupcakes. I asked her for the recipe so that I could make them for myself. Grandma told me specifically to use the molasses with the purple label with the rabbit on it. If I remember right, this recipe makes more like 18 cupcakes instead of 12.

2 eggs, beaten
1 c. sugar
1 c. canola oil
1/2 c. molasses
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. boiling water

1. Beat eggs well, add sugar, oil, and molasses.
2. Add dry ingredients sifted together.
3. Add water last.
4. Put in muffin cups. Bake at 350 F for 30 min.

Lemon Frosting

1 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. milk

1. Mix with hand mixer.

Banana Cupcakes

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda dissolved in 1 tbsp. hot water
1 c. mashed bananas
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour

1. Cream shortening and sugar. Stir in egg, vanilla, bananas and soda water.
2. Stir in salt, baking powder, and flour.
3. Put in muffin cups. Bake 20 min. at 350 F.

Lemon Frosting

1 c. powdered sugar
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. milk

1. Mix with hand mixer.