Ginger beer cupcakes

Level:
Medium
Makes:
makes 12 cupcakes

Ginger beer cupcakes

Ingredients: Ginger beer cupcakes

  • 4.4 oz
    plain flour
  • 5.3 oz
    caster sugar
  • 1.1 oz
    cocoa powder
  • 0.2 oz
    baking powder
  • 0.1 oz
    bicarbonate of soda
  • 4.4 oz

Preparation: Ginger beer cupcakes

Sieve the dry ingredients together

Ingredients: Ginger beer cupcakes

  • 4.4 oz
    vegan butter
  • 4.4 oz

Preparation: Ginger beer cupcakes

Melt the butter and ginger beer together

Ingredients: Ginger beer cupcakes

  • 0.4 oz
    ground flaxseed
  • 45 ml
    water

Preparation: Ginger beer cupcakes

Mix the ground flaxseed with 45ml water to make a flax egg

Ingredients: Ginger beer cupcakes

  • 65 ml
    soya milk

Preparation: Ginger beer cupcakes

Add the milk and flax egg to the butter and ginger beer mix

Combine the liquid and dry ingredients, whisking continuously to avoid any lumps

Ingredients: Ginger beer cupcakes

Preparation: Ginger beer cupcakes

Add 25g callets and pour into cupcake cases

Bake at 180­°C for 15 minutes

Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients: Chocolate Ganache

  • 225 ml
  • 0.9 oz
    glucose

Preparation: Chocolate Ganache

For the ganache, warm together the oat cream and glucose

Pour over the dark chocolate and whisk together

Ingredients: Chocolate Ganache

  • 20 ml
    rum

Preparation: Chocolate Ganache

When cooled, stir in the rum

Whisk the ganache while heating to 33°C in a bain marie to aerate

Ingredients: Chocolate Ganache

  • crystallized ginger

Preparation: Chocolate Ganache

Pipe bulbs around the edge and decorate with crystallised ginger

TOP TIP: Use gluten-free flour for a gluten-free bake