Chocolate Ginger Sourdough Cupcake recipe
| Serves | 22 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 12 hours, 15 minutes |
| Total time | 12 hours, 35 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Allergy list | Egg, Milk, Wheat |
| Misc | Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Description | Soaking flour in sourdough starter requires an overnight soak. But after fermenting, the recipe comes together quickly! You could easily leave off the frosting in these and eat like a muffin. They taste great even without the extra sweetness. |
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Please note: only the ingredient list has been updated, you will need to allow for different cooking times, temperatures and quantities in each step.
Ingredients
Frosting
- 16oz cream cheese (room temp)
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ginger (ground)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup honey
Sourdough Prep
- 1 ½ cups sourdough starter (recently fed)
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour (fresh ground, organic)
Liquid Mixture
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ cup honey
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup fresh ginger (minced fine, add enough for preferred taste)
- 1 cup butter (salted is fine, but if you add unsalted you will need to add 1/2 t salt)
- ½ cup water (filtered)
Dry Mixture
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Sourdough Prep
Step 1
Mix 1½ cup sourdough starter with 1½ cup whole wheat flour and a tablespoon of warm water. Let set for 12 hours or overnight. Room temp is fine.
Liquid Mixture
Step 2
Melt butter and water in a sauce pan. Set aside to cool.
Step 3
Beat the following in a separate bowl: maple syrup, honey, eggs, fresh ginger
Step 4
Add melted butter and water to the liquid mixture and beat.
Dry Mixture
Step 5
Add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients: cocoa, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon.
Step 6
While mixture is on medium speed,drop in sourdough a little at a time. Keep blending until smooth. It might be gloppy at first but it will eventually blend nicely. Be patient.
Bake
Step 7
Add cupcake papers to cupcake pan. Fill 3/4 of the cup. Bake at 180ºC / 350ºF / Gas Mark 4 for 15 - 17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. You can also make a cake. Just grease the pan with butter and add time to baking (probably about 30-35 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean).
Frosting
Step 8
Add room temp cream cheese to bowl and beat until smooth.
Step 9
Blend in maple syrup, honey, cinnamon, ginger, and extract until blended.
Step 10
Add to cupcakes once cool.
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