Step by step
Continue beating with the whisk while gradually adding the diced butter and vanilla essence until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Tips
The best accompaniment for your gingerbread cupcakes with meringue and almond icing, especially during Christmas, is a lovely mulled wine.
Trivia
The recipe for gingerbread cupcakes is clearly of Anglo-Saxon origin and is so named due to the fact that these cakes used to be made using ingredients measured by the cup.