Carrot cupcakes recipe Posted on 9 December 2010 Tags:Africa Recipe makes around 20 cupcakes. Cupcake ingredients 2 cups flour 1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp salt 1 tsp ground cinnamon 4 free-range eggs 1 cup caster sugar 1 cup canola oil 2 cups finely grated carrots Icing ingredients 2 tbs butter, softened 250 g full-fat cream cheese at room temperature 1 cup sifted icing sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Sift together the dry ingredients. Mix the wet ingredients in a large bowl and gently fold in the mixture of dry ingredients. Pour the batter into muffin tins lined with cupcake papers. Bake at 180 °C. Cooking time is 20 minutes or until the tops of the cupcakes spring back when you press lightly. Cool on a wire rack. For the icing, mix together the butter and cream cheese with an electric beater. Add the sifted icing sugar slowly, beating constantly. Add more icing sugar if you like sweeter icing. Ice the cupcakes when they are cool. Tip To make cute carrots to stick on top of the cupcakes, cut up some orange sweets in the shape of carrots and use green sprinkles from a carton of chocolate sprinkles for the leaves. Try other easy recipes to add to your picnic menu Mini sausage rolls Tomato and basil tart Mushroom pâté Carrot cupcakes Mum’s marmite tart Mini bacon and mushroom frittatas Looking for a great picnic spot? Picnic spots in outh Africa Related Posts 3 Wine estates to visit in KwaZulu Natal 31 May 2023 The Cape may be the wine capital of South Africa, but you can still enjoy... read more 11 alcohol-free drinks for the sober curious 26 May 2023 Ocsober and Dry January are all good and well, but how about a permanent shift... read more Treat yourself to a one-of-a-kind fine dining experience in Franschhoek 20 March 2023 If you love a unique fine dining experience, you'll want to treat yourself to the... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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