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Chantenay carrot & cream cheese cupcakes

28 October 2019 By Chantenay

Light and easy carrot cupcakes. Ideal for lunchboxes, picnics and afternoon tea!

Makes: 12 cakes
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

Chantenay carrot & cream cheese cupcakes

You’ll need:

For the cakes:

  • 150g soft brown sugar
  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • zest 1 orange
  • 2 eggs
  • 150ml light olive oil
  • 200g Chantenay (blitzed in a food processor)

For the candied carrot toppers:

  • 25g butter
  • 25g soft brown sugar
  • 12 small Chantenay carrots
  • 12 small mint leaves

For the icing:

  • 100g butter, softened
  • 300g cream cheese
  • 100g icing sugar, sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

What to do:

Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases.

In a large mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients and orange zest.

Whisk together the eggs and oil, then stir into the dry ingredients with the grated carrot.

Divide the mixture between cases and bake for 20 mins until a knife poked in comes out clean.

Meanwhile, put butter, sugar and small Chantenay carrots in a small pan and cook for 10 mins. Spoon onto a cooling rack and allow to cool

For the icing, beat the butter together with the cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla.

When the cakes are cool, swirl the icing on top of the cakes, and then place the candied Chantenay carrots on top with a mint leaf.

Filed Under: Desserts and Drinks Tagged With: carrot cake cupcakes, Chantenay carrots, cup cakes, cupcakes

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