Name: Chocolate ginger cakes
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: Chocolategingercakes; 90 gram (3 ounces) butter, softened; 1 egg; 1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk; 2 tablespoon golden syrup (or treacle); 1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/2 cup (75g) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 45 gram (1½ ounces) dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate, chopped coarsely; 1 1/4 cup (310ml) thickened (heavy) cream (see notes); 3 x 45g (1½ ounces) violet crumble bars, chopped coarsely

Ingredients

Chocolategingercakes

90 gram (3 ounces) butter, softened

1 egg

1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk

2 tablespoon golden syrup (or treacle)

1/2 cup (110g) firmly packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup (75g) plain (all-purpose) flour

1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

45 gram (1½ ounces) dark (semi-sweet) eating chocolate, chopped coarsely

1 1/4 cup (310ml) thickened (heavy) cream (see notes)

3 x 45g (1½ ounces) violet crumble bars, chopped coarsely

Method

1.Preheat oven to 170°C (150°C fan forced). Line 12-hole (⅓-cup/80ml) muffin pan with paper cases.

2.Beat butter, egg, buttermilk, syrup and sifted dry ingredients in small bowl with electric mixer on low speed until combined. Increase speed to medium; beat until mixture has changed to a paler colour.

3.Stir chocolate into mixture. Divide into paper cases, smooth surface.

4.Bake about 30 minutes. Stand cakes in pan 5 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

5.Spread cold cakes with whipped cream, top with chopped chocolate.

It is fine to use just 1 x 300ml carton of cream for this recipe. This recipe also makes 6 texas muffins (¾-cup/180ml); bake about 40 minutes.
Note

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