Carrot Cupcakes with Honey, Orange and Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients
- 175g soft brown sugar
- 175ml sunflower oil
- 3 large free range eggs
- 150g pain flour
- 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
- 1 tsp ground cinammon
- ½ tsp grated nutmeg
- 225g grated carrots
- 1 x 200g packet of light philadelphia cream cheese
- 1 ½ tbsp honey (more if you wish after taste)
- grated zest of a large orange
Accompaniment
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Method
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Preheat the oven to gas mark 4
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Line a 12 hole tin with cupcake cases.
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Mix the sugar and oil in a large bowl. Add the eggs and mix well.
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Sift in all the dry ingredients and beat everything together until really well combined. Next add the grated carrots and stir through well.
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Place spoonfuls of the mixture into the prepared cases. Bake in the middle of the oven for 15 - 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven allow to cool.
Making the frosting: -
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Put the cream cheese, honey and orange zest into a bowl and stir.
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Taste to check if sweet enough - if not add more honey.
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When the cakes are cold spread the frosting over the top and decorate if you wish.
Just make these again added 2oz sultanas and yet again came out moist and delicious.Used my topping(as in comment above) Thanks cupcake queen
I used sainsburys basic cream cheese no different from expensive makes but cheaper. Variation on topping add 2tbl spoons icing sugar,lemon zest and squeeze of lemon juice (dont add too much juice as goes to soft and runs down sides of cake,unless this is desired effect) overall this is a delicious cake.
A very original and simple icing there. Very clever!