Gingerbread Cupcakes

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We have taken a simple, but lightened up, cupcake recipe and added our two favourite Christmas spices, ginger and cinnamon, to make some Christmas Gingerbread Cupcakes that the whole family will love.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time35 mins

Diet: Vegetarian

Allergen: Dairy, Eggs, Gluten

Servings: cupcakes

Calories: 204kcal

Author: Dannii

Ingredients

110 g Plain flour
60 g Butter unsalted
1 Egg
50 g Caster sugar
15 g Light brown sugar
60 g Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
2 tablespoon Skimmed milk
0.25 teaspoon Sea salt
0.5 teaspoon Baking powder
0.5 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground ginger

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Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, add the butter, and sugars.
60 g Butter, 50 g Caster sugar, 15 g Light brown sugar
Add the milk, egg, yogurt and vanilla. Beat together until a smooth batter is formed.
1 Egg, 60 g Greek yogurt, 2 tablespoon Skimmed milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well.
110 g Plain flour, 0.5 teaspoon Baking powder, 0.5 teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, 1 teaspoon Ground ginger, 0.25 teaspoon Sea salt
Divide the batter between the cupcake cases.
Put in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/Gas 6, for 25 minutes.
Top with your favourite frosting (optional)

Notes

Add some chocolate chips for a ginger and chocolate combination.
To ensure that your cakes are cooked all the way through and don't burn either, use an oven thermometer to make sure it gets to the correct temperature for the recipe.
Don't over-mix your batter, as this can cause the cakes not to rise.
This recipe is for just the cupcakes. Feel free to top it with your favourite frosting like chocolate buttercream or cream cheese frosting. To keep with the ginger theme, use ginger icing.
For some extra cute decoration, add a mini gingerbread man.

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