Gingerbread Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup canola oil
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ cup molasses
• ¼ cup applesauce
• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup hot water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease an 8×8 baking pan or a cupcake tin.
3. Combine sugar, oil, vanilla, molasses and applesauce in a large bowl.
4. In a smaller bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder and spices.
5. Add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients bowl and then add the hot water
6. Pour batter into the pan and bake for 20-25 minutes for cake or 15-18 minutes for cupcakes.