Description
Savor the wholesome goodness and sweetness. Bite into Bliss and enjoy these Carrot Cupcakes with a Lemon Twist.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cup oil
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 cups self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 2 tsp ginger powder
- 4 cups grated carrots
- 1/2 lemon zest
- 1/2 cup mixed walnuts & pecan nuts
- 1/2 cup dates or sultanas
Lemon Glaze Icing
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1/4 tsp fine salt
- 1/2 lemon zest
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Beat together the oil, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla essence.
- Add the flour, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice, and ginger powder.
- Mix well and then fold in the grated carrots, lemon zest, mixed walnuts & pecan nuts, and dates finely chopped / sultanas.
- Separate the mixture into 24 cupcake cups.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180C/250F for +-20 mins or until the toothpick comes out clean when the cake is pierced.
- Ice once completely cool.
Lemon Glaze Icing
- Use just enough freshly squeezed lemon juice to make a thick glaze.
- Beat all of the above ingredients together until thick & smooth.
- Ice cupcakes and decorate as desired. Enjoy
Equipment
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Prepared, tried, and tested by Irene from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 283
- Sugar: 23.4 g
- Sodium: 231.4 mg
- Fat: 16.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg




