| • | Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C and butter a 12-cup muffin tin.
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| • | Beat butter and white sugar; then add molasses, egg and egg yolk, and stir well. Kept it aside
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| • | Sieve together the flour, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt. Keep it aside.
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| • | Dissolve the baking soda in the hot milk. Mix flour mixture and butter mixture well, and then add hot milk mixture. Pour this batter evenly into the prepared tin.
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| • | Bake the batter for about 20 minutes or till it becomes slightly spongy to the touch. Allow the cakes to cool.
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| • | To Make Frosting, beat 2 tablespoons of butter and cream cheese together. Add confectioners' sugar and beat until fluffy. Now add lemon extract and beat again.
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| • | When the cupcakes are cool, frost the tops with the frosting.
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| • | Gingerbread Cupcakes are ready to serve. |
