Thursday, August 15, 2013

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting



Ingredients:
1/2 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup sunflower or canola oil
2 large eggs
1.5 cups cake flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
zest of 1/2 lemon
zest of 1/2 orange
2 medium carrots, grated
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C. Have ready 12 paper baking cups
  2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk sugar and oil together until just combined, then add eggs one at a time. Fold in the flour mixture and zests. Add in the carrot and walnuts, and stir until combined.
  4. Spoon the mixture evenly into the baking cups and bake for 20 minutes.
  5. Cool completely on a wire rack. 
  6. Start on the Cream Cheese Frosting.
  7. Once the cakes completely cooled, just smear the frosting on top.


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