In a small bowl, add the turbinado sugar and ginger. Massage the ginger and sugar with your fingers. Set aside.
1/2 cup turbinado sugar, 1 ” knob
Line a jumbo muffin tin with parchment paper and equally portion the batter into the 6 tins. You can also make twelve standard-sized muffins. Top each muffin with a couple spoonfuls of the ginger sugar.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
While the muffins are baking, make the vanilla cream cheese frosting: use a stand mixer or electric whisk to whip the cream cheese and sugar on high for 5 minutes. Then add in the heavy cream and whip for another 2 minutes. Add the cream into a plastic bag and cut a small hole at one of the corners.
8 ounces cream cheese, 0.5 cup heavy cream, 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or vanilla paste
Cut out 1" diameter circles in the center of the muffins to make space for the cream filling.
Pipe the cream cheese filling into each of the cooled muffins. Enjoy, or store refrigerated.
Notes
* For normal sized muffins, bake for 20-25 minutes.