Rhubarb and Gingerbread Cupcakes

The GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES RECIPE is used in this recipe for homemade cupcakes. If you click on the LABEL you can find the recipe. The rhubarb was prepared as in the Rhubarb and Ginger cupcakes recipe. This is a superb combination of flavours and the gingerbread recipe is soft, moist and full of flavour. I have topped off the cupcakes with slices of stem ginger. It is also a good idea to drizzle some of the stem ginger syrup onto the cupcakes. You could serve this cupcake on a plate as a desert with cream or ice cream. I feel hungry typing this!

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Rhubarb and Ginger Cupcakes

You can make cupcake recipes galore at this time that use rhubarb. It is just coming into season in the UK so I have been waiting to try out some recipes.
Ingredients
4 oz--110 gm--1 cup self-raising flour
4 oz--110gm--1/2 cup butter unsalted or salted or margarine
4 oz--110 gm--1/2 cup caster sugar(fine sugar)
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2eggs
1 tablespoon of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence or one pod
1 teaspoon of powdered ginger
4 sticks of rhubarb and sugar to taste
1" of fresh ginger root or 1 teaspoon of ginger powder
stem ginger
Method
Mix together the butter and sugar
Add the eggs one at a time and beat well
Add the ginger powder and vanilla essence
Add the flour and gently mix
This will make about 14 small cupcakes or about 9 large cupcakes.
Put the mixture into the cases in a baking tray. Small cakes for 10 to 12 minutes, large muffin size for 20 minutes at gas 5, 190C, 375F
Remove from the oven and cool
Rhubarb
Chop into 1" or 3 cm chunks. Wash well. Put in a pan with sugar and finely chopped ginger root or powder. Put lid on the pan and heat gently. I find that rhubarb does not need water adding and I let it sweat with the lid on until it is cooked. Add more sugar to taste. Let it cool.
Cut out a cone in each cupcake. Put a large spoonful of rhubarb. replace the cone.I like to top off with a slice of stem ginger.
I have served as a desert with more rhubarb, rhubarb yogurt, creme fraiche and stem ginger. Some fresh mint would be good as a garnish.


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