Gingerman Cupcakes

Ingredients:
225g self-raising flour ~ shifted
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp mixed spice
165g brown sugar
125g butter ~ softened
2 eggs
80ml milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
Gingerman cookies

Directions:

1. Cream together butter & sugar until mixture turns pale & fluffy.
2. Add eggs, one at a time & continue to mix
3. Sieve together flour, ground ginger & mixed spice
4. Add flour & milk vanilla extract in the sequence flour-milk-flour & continue to mix until all the flour had been incorporated
5. Dish batter into cupcake liners.  Bake at 160 deg C. for 18-20 mins or until a skewer inserted into a cupcake emerges cleanly
6. Allow cupcakes to cool in the tray for 10 mins before transferring them onto a wire rack to cool completely

Honey Butter Icing

250g butter ~ softened

280g icing sugar

90g honey

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Place the butter in the bowl of a mixer.  Beat for 6-8 mins until light & creamy
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add the icing sugar, honey & vanilla & beat for 10-15 mins or until pale & fluffy.
3. Frost cupcakes with the icing & coat with gingerman cookie crumbs & decorate with a gingerman cookie if you wish.