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Old Fashioned Gingerbread Muffins

The ultimate gingerbread muffins. Old fashioned gingerbread cake, stuffed with zesty bourbon soaked raisins and topped with a healthy dose of buttercream for good measure!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Servings: 12 muffins
Calories: 575 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
  • 2 tablespoon bourbon or water
  • ½ cup raisins or sultanas
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup dark treacle or molasses
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 teaspoon orange zest or roughly the zest of one orange
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2½ cup all purpose flour or plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 quantity buttercream frosting using my recipe for vanilla buttercream

Instructions

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  1. Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F (175C/155C Fan) and lining a 12-hole muffin pan.
  2. Place the raisins, bourbon and orange juice in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over a medium heat. Once boiled, allow to cook for about 3 minutes before removing from the heat and setting aside.
  3. In a separate saucepan, place the butter and treacle. Stir together over a medium heat and bring to a boil. Once boiled, remove from the heat and add the sour cream, vanilla and orange zest.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.
  5. Pour the treacle mixture into the mixing bowl with the flour and whisk together. Then add the raisins along with the soaking liquid and stir to combine.
  6. Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin pan and place in the centre of the preheated oven to bake for about 30 minutes. Check for doneness by using a skewer inserted into the middle of a central muffin. Once this comes out clean, the muffins are done.
  7. When ready, remove the pan from the oven and transfer the muffins to a wire rack to cool.
  8. Serve as they are or frost with buttercream.

Nutrition Information

Calories 575kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 79.4g (26%) Protein 3.9g (8%) Fat 27.5g (42%) Saturated Fat 17.2g (86%) Cholesterol 70mg (23%) Sodium 387mg (16%) Potassium 526mg (15%) Fiber 1.1g (4%) Sugar 51.3g (103%) Calcium 97mg (10%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12muffins

Amount Per Serving

Calories 575

% Daily Value*

Calories 575kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 79.4g 26%
Protein 3.9g 8%
Fat 27.5g 42%
Saturated Fat 17.2g 86%
Cholesterol 70mg 23%
Sodium 387mg 16%
Potassium 526mg 11%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Sugar 51.3g 103%
Calcium 97mg 10%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.