Ginger Muffins

• 9/16 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk or yoghurt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon powdered
• 2 teaspoons powdered ginger
• 1 teaspoon cloves powdered
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 drops red food coloring
• 2 drops food coloring blue
• 3 drops almond essence bitter

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C.
2. Grease a muffin pan.
3. Melt the butter and allow to cool.
4. Mix the flour, baking powder, and spices in a bowl and set aside.
5. Beat the eggs with the sugar and buttermilk.
6. Sieve the flour and spices over the egg mixture and gently blend together with a spatula.
7. Add the melted butter and continue to stir in gently.
8. Fill each muffin mold 2/3 full and bake for 20 minutes, or until puffy and a skewer comes out clean.
9. Leave to cool then sprinkle with purple sugar.
10. To prepare the purple sugar, place all the ingredients in a small sealable plastic bag and shake vigorously until well mixed.
11. Leftover purple sugar can be stored in the bag.

butter, eggs, buttermilk, sugar, flour, baking powder, cinnamon powdered, powdered ginger, cloves powdered, sugar, drops red food coloring, coloring blue, bitter

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Ginger-Muffins-561416 (may not work)