Photo: Deva Williamson
Winter carrot cupcakes
26 ingredients
Makes 24 pieces
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Moist and spongy, with the linseed adding a delicious little crunch. Cream cheese frosting is carrot cake's perfect companion, rounding off the spicy flavours with a smooth vanilla finish.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1338
Calories
37g
Protein
53g
Fat
179g
Carbs
Counts 17 of 20 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Nut | not in our table | 0 |
| Mace | not in our table | 0 |
| Redcurrant | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- The cupcakes
- 1.25 cups light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1.25 cups ground nut oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Sicilian orange extract
- 1.25 cups oat and linseed flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp mace
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 150 g grated carrots
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp redcurrant jelly
- The frosting
- 1.5 cups icing sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp light cream cheese
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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