Fill the house with the sweet, spiced scent of gingerbread cupcakes as they come out of the oven. Decorated with vanilla buttercream and a cute gingerbread man, these cakes make lovely food gifts.
- Child friendly
- Make in advance
Ingredients
For the gingerbread cupcakes:
- 75g unsalted butter, softened
- 100g caster sugar
- 125ml black treacle
- 1 large egg (we used a Large Baking Egg)
- 1 large egg yolk (we used a Large Baking Egg yolk)
- 175g all-purpose flour, or plain flour
- 1tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 1/4tsp ground ginger
- 1tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2tsp ground allspice
- 1/2tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4tsp salt
- 1tsp baking soda
- 125ml cup hot milk
For the buttercream:
- 120g butter, softened
- 200g icing sugar, sifted
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 2tbsp milk
You’ll also need:
- 12-hole muffin tin
- 12 cupcake cases
Method
- For the gingerbread cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 175˚C/350˚F/Gas Mark 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cupcake cases.
- In a clean, large bowl cream the butter with the sugar. Add the treacle and the egg and egg yolk.
- In a separate clean, large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and salt.
- Dissolve the baking soda in the hot milk.
- Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the hot milk mixture.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the cases. Bake for 20 mins or until slightly springy to the touch.
- Allow to cool for a few mins in the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- For the buttercream: Cream the butter in a clean, large bowl until smooth, gradually add the icing sugar and continue to cream until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and the milk and cream until combined.
- Use a piping bag to pipe the buttercream onto the cupcakes in an iced-rose design and decorate with a mini, edible gingerbread man.
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Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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