I've never made carrot cake before (shocking) so thought i should give it a go in the shape of a cupcake! Not tasted them yet (apart from the uncooked batter, can never resist) but they look delicious and i'm feeling rather proud!Here's the recipe! I managed to make over 20 so just half the mixture if you don't want to make enough to see you through the summer (or maybe just the weekend).
6oz Margarine
6oz Sugar
6oz Self Raising Flour
3 Eggs
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
3oz Grated Carrots
1 Orange worth of zest...i almost bought a grapefruit...thought it was a big orange!
1. Beat together the margarine, sugar and eggs
2. Stir in the carrots
3. Add the flour, baking powder and spices
4. Stir in the orange zest (smells sooooo yummy!)
5. Half fill cupcake cases with the mixture and cook on Gas Mark 4 for about 15 mins.
6. Place on a wire rack until cool
To ice them i made a butter icing with butter (obviously), icing sugar and butter. I squeezed some orange juice in too to make it a bit zesty and a tiny bit of yellow food colouring.
This icing was then piped onto the little blighters, and topped with yet more orange zest and grated white chocolate...
Enjoy!
6oz Sugar
6oz Self Raising Flour
3 Eggs
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
3oz Grated Carrots
1 Orange worth of zest...i almost bought a grapefruit...thought it was a big orange!
1. Beat together the margarine, sugar and eggs
2. Stir in the carrots
3. Add the flour, baking powder and spices
4. Stir in the orange zest (smells sooooo yummy!)
5. Half fill cupcake cases with the mixture and cook on Gas Mark 4 for about 15 mins.
6. Place on a wire rack until cool
To ice them i made a butter icing with butter (obviously), icing sugar and butter. I squeezed some orange juice in too to make it a bit zesty and a tiny bit of yellow food colouring.
This icing was then piped onto the little blighters, and topped with yet more orange zest and grated white chocolate...
Enjoy!
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