Ginger Cake Muffins With Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups plain flour, sifted
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder, sifted
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 125 g butter, melted
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup golden syrup
• 1/2 cup glace ginger, finely chopped
• 250 g cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 4 drops lemon essence
• 4 drops yellow food coloring

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180°C Line two 12 cup muffin tin with papers.

2. 2

   'Place the flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl.

3. 3

   Place the butter, eggs, sour cream, golden syrup and ginger in another bowl and mix to combine.

4. 4

   Add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

5. 5

   Fill muffin tins 3/4 full with mix and bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool in tin for 5 minutes then onto a wire rack.

6. 6

   FROSTING.

7. 7

   Process cream cheese in a food processer until smooth.

8. 8

   Add icing sugar, lemon essence and food colouring, procces until all combine.

9. 9

   Spread onto cold muffins with spatula or piping bag.