Carrot Cake Cupcakes...

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Carrot cake is one of my absolute favourite type of cakes- I tend to choose it over chocolate cake quite often! I'd never done them as individual little cakes before as I always make a large one with my Nanna, but I found the cutest little icing carrot decorations and thought that I'd give them a try! 

You Will Need:

Grating carrots is messy!

5oz Self Raising Flour
5oz Soft Brown Sugar
1Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
Pinch of Salt
3.5oz Sunflower Oil
2 Eggs- Beaten
2-3 Medium sized Carrots- Peeled and finely Grated
1oz Chopped Walnuts

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

2oz Softened Butter

2oz Soft Cheese

7oz Sugar Icing

1Tbsp Lemon Juice

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees
• Mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt together in a large bowl
• SLOWLY add the eggs while mixing ingredients
• Add the Sunflower oil (I didn't have any sunflower oil so I used vegetable oil- results are the same)
• Once all of that's mixed together, add the carrots and walnuts
• Give a good final mix and spoon into cupcake cases
• Place into oven for 20-25 mins until firm to touch
• Mix the icing ingredients together until smooth
• Place in refrigerator for at least an hour
• Ice cakes once they are completely cooled

I aimed for around 12 cakes but unfortunately fell short of ingredients and found myself with a couple of tiny cakes, so aim for around 8-10 good sized cakes! You need to fill the cakes until they are at least two thirds full. 

These cakes are relatively easy to make so give it a try- The resulting cakes are so worth it!

Cheers M'dears,

Jade