Cake # NINE - Ginger & Chocolate Muffins

Okay...... I must confess. Today's cake challenge has been slightly downgraded from cake to muffins. I had forty minutes to prepare something for an impromptu morning tea visitor and a last minute pregnancy photo shoot booked for this afternoon. Something had to give and muffins are much quicker than cakes. It's tough when work gets in the way of baking. Still, I had a fantastic afternoon with a lovely couple who are expecting their first baby very soon.
These are ginger and chocolate muffins - now you can't go wrong with that combination. For a slightly more decadent treat I added some cream cheese ..... mmmm - delicious.
The best thing was that there were some left over for the girls when they arrived home from the school bus! Hot chocolate and warm muffins.....a great start to the weekend.

Have a great weekend!!

Lisa xox

Recipe
(adapted from Alison Holst's Marvellous Muffins)

2 cups flour
1t baking soda
1 cup sugar
2t ginger
2t cinnamon
Lots of chocolate chips

2 heaped T golden syrup
100g butter (melted)
2 eggs
1 cup milk

In a large bowl mix together the dry ingredients.
Melt the butter, add syrup, remove from heat and cool slightly before adding the milk and eggs.
Without over mixing add the liquids to the dry ingredients and lightly mix.

Fill lined muffin trays with mixture and bake at 200 degrees celcius for about 15 minutes.
If you are after a slightly more decadent treat then add a dollop of cream cheese to the middle of your muffin mixture.