As we ease into the month of Christmas these muffins will really get you and the kids in the mood for it. Super easy and extremely moreish.

Makes: 12 muffins

Ingredients

• 250g plain flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

• 1½ tsp ground cinnamon

• ½ tsp ground ginger

• ¼ tsp ground nutmeg

• Pinch of salt

• 100g light brown sugar

• 2 eggs

• 150ml milk

• 100ml vegetable oil (or melted butter)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Zest of 1 orange

Fruits

• 1 medium eating apple, peeled and finely diced

• 75g dried cranberries (or a mix of cranberries and chopped dried apricots)

Butter cream

200g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)

300g icing sugar (powdered sugar), sifted

1½–2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (adjust to taste – start with 1½ tsp)

1½ tablespoon

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