225 g plain flour<br />
1 tbsp baking powder<br />
125 g butter<br />
125 g sugar<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
1 egg<br />
200 ml milk<br />
1 tsp ground ginger<br />
1 tsp ground cinanmon<br />
100 g sultanas<br />
125 g pumpkin, peeled and grated1 tub of ready made buttercream<br />
Orange food colouring<br />
Chocolate flavoured writing icing<br />
150 g ready to roll white icing<br />
Green food colouring<br />
Brown food colouring<ol>
<li>Preheat the oven to 180C Fan. line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.</li>
<li>Measure all of the ingredients into a free standing electric mixer. Whisk until blended. Spoon into the cases.</li>
<li>Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until well risen and lightly golden on top.</li>
<li>Remove the muffins from the muffin tin and leave on a wire rack to cool completely.</li>
<li>Meanwhile colour two thirds of the ready to roll icing green and two thirds brown. Roll out the green icing and shape into 12 leaves , use a toothpick to draw the veins on the leaves. Shape the brown icing into 12 stalks.</li>
<li>Colour the buttercream orange and spread the icing over the cupcakes.</li>
<li>Decorate with eyes, noses and mouths using the chocolate flavoured writing icing and then add the leaves and stalks to the pumpkins.</li>
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Pumpkin Muffins
Round up your little monsters to decorate these spooktastic muffins, a delicious party treat especially over Halloween
