
We love making cakes, and this week we made gingerbread muffins. The ginger-spiced sponge has a dash of ginger beer to help with rise and flavour, while the frosting is made from a combination of butter, cream cheese, icing sugar and crushed ginger biscuits, giving a sweet, tangy, slightly crunchy topping.
Here’s how to make these gingerbread muffins.
Ingredients
For the sponges:
- 200g (7 oz) butter
- 200g (7 oz) caster sugar
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 200g (7 oz) self-raising flour
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp ginger beer
- 12 hole muffin tray
- 12 muffin cases
For the frosting:
- 135g (4.8 oz) cream cheese
- 165g (5.8 oz) butter
- 270g (9.5 oz) icing sugar
- 150g (5.3 oz) ginger biscuits
- star icing nozzle
- icing bag
- 12 gingerbread men decorations, or whatever you fancy

Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C (170C fan-assisted, 375F)
- Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, then beat in the eggs
- Fold in the flour, ginger and baking powder, then stir through the ginger beer
- Line the tray with the cases and divide the mixture evenly between them
- Bake for 15-20 minute until just firm and springy on top, then cool on a wire rack completely
- Beat the butter and cream cheese together until combined, then beat in the icing sugar slowly until light and fluffy
- Blitz the ginger biscuits until as finely crumbed as possible, then beat into the frosting
- Transfer to the piping bag and pipe in a swirl from the inside out
- Top with a little decoration, if you wish – I used little shop-bought gingerbread men
Enjoy! Who will you share your festive treats with?
Here’s the recipe for these gingerbread muffins again in an easy to print format.
Gingerbread muffins with cheesecake frosting
Ingredients
For the sponges:
- 200 g (7.1 oz) butter
- 200 g (7.1 oz) caster sugar
- 3 medium free range eggs
- 200 g (7.1 oz) self raising flour
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3 tbsp ginger beer
For the frosting:
- 135 g (4.8 oz) cream cheese
- 165 g (5.8 oz) butter
- 270 g (9.5 oz) icing sugar
- 150 g (5.3 oz) ginger biscuits
- 12 gingerbread men decorations or whatever you fancy
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190C (170C fan assisted, 375F)
- Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, then beat in the eggs
- Fold in the flour, ginger and baking powder, then stir through the ginger beer
- Line the tray with the cases and divide the mixture evenly between them
- Bake for 15-20 minute until just firm and springy on top, then cool on a wire rack completely
- Beat the butter and cream cheese together until combined, then beat in the icing sugar slowly until light and fluffy
- Blitz the ginger biscuits until as finely crumbed as possible, then beat into the frosting
- Transfer to the piping bag and pipe in a swirl from the inside out
- Top with a little decoration, if you wish – I used little shop-brought gingerbread men
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Steph @MisplacedBrit says
These look FANTASTIC! Those mini mini gingerbread figures are just too cute! And it’s a perfect twist on the winter flavors :-)
Kate @ Family Fever says
Oh my word, these sound AMAZING!