GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES WITH LEMON ICING
Taken from 'Waitrose Food' magazine - The spicy gingerbread and lemon icing here make these a grown-up version of the otherwise sickly-sweet cup cake - per serving 294 kcals/11g fat/7g saturated fat/o.5 salt/36 g sugars
Provided by McCarthy
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 189C/gas 4 Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases, or grease it. Put 100g butter, the molasses, sugar and golden syrup in a saucepan, heat gently, stiring until the butter has melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk, set aside to cool.
- Sieve together the flour, spices and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl Stir in the stem ginger.
- Once the molasses mixture is cool, beat in the egg, then pour onto the dry ingredients. Fold in and stir with a spatula until smooth. Spoon into the cases so they are half full. Bake for about 15 minutes. Cool on a rack.
- To make the icing, beat the remaining 40 g butter in a large bowl or mixer, until light. Sieve in the icing sugar and beat to incorporate (it will not become smooth at this stage, but don't worry) Add the lemon juice gradually, beating in just enough to bring the mixture together smoothly. It should still be firm enough to hold its shape., Tansfer the icing to a piping bag fitted with a star-shaped nozzle and pipe swirls on top. Cut the crystallised ginger pieces into smaller bits and top the cakes with them.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.6, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 43.7, Sodium 430.1, Carbohydrate 38.9, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 20.2, Protein 2.6
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