Gingerbread Guinness Cupcakes Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 1 cup Guinness stout
• 3/4 cup black treacle
• 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of/baking soda
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1/2 cup dark brown soft sugar
• 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
• 3/4 cup sunflower oil
• chopped crystallized ginger, to decorate
• For the Cream Cheese Icing
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups icing/confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup