There’s just one month to go until Midnight in Everwood is out in paperback, AND The Great British Bake Off is back on our screens tonight. Such a combination can only mean one thing… it’s time for cake!
Dig out your mixing bowls, we’re making Gingerbread Cupcakes with Date Caramel. A perfect Everwoodian treat that even King Gelum would approve of!
MAKES 6
- 90g wholemeal plain flour
- 30g soft dark brown sugar or coconut sugar
- 25g ground almonds
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground clove
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 90g 0%-fat Greek yoghurt
- 45ml water
- 1 egg
- 1½ tbsp melted coconut oil
- 2 tbsp crystallised ginger chunks, to decorate
Date Caramel
- 100g pitted dates
- 60ml milk or non-dairy milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- good pinch of salt
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/l80°C fan and line a standard muffin tin with 6 muffin cases.
- Mix together the flour, sugar, ground almonds, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, spices and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a separate bowl or jug, combine the yoghurt, water, egg and coconut oil.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir together until just combined. Divide the mixture between the prepared muffin cases.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the centre of a cupcake comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, make the caramel. Place the dates into a small jug and cover with boiling water. Set aside for 15 minutes to soak.
- Drain the dates and return to the jug, then add the milk, vanilla and salt. Blend until smooth with a hand blender, or in a food processor or free-standing blender.
- Once you’re ready to serve the cupcakes, frost them with the date caramel and sprinkle on some of the crystallised ginger chunks for decoration.
Midnight in Everwood is coming in paperback October 13th. Pre-order your copy now, and check out our special editions too!
- Amazon standard edition
- Waterstones special edition
Exclusive independent bookshop edition also available, with stunning sprayed edges! Pre-order now by contacting your local independent bookshop.
This recipe is from Feel Good Food, the latest bestselling cookbook from Joe Wicks. Want to save this for later? Download the recipe here.
And if you do try your hand at these scrumptious cakes, be sure to share your creations with us on social media @HQStories!
