Carrot Cupcakes

Carrot Cake mmmmmm i had a yummy slice at EG Cafe (Mitre 10)  yesterday and the slice i had was truly massive and i thought to myself that it would have been even nicer if it was a cupcake size not too big and not too small. so today being an extremely yuck day outside i thought id do some baking i found this recipe online from Jo Seagar i love the fact that its very simple to follow and only makes twelve cakes - most of my cupcake recipe books i have are for 20+ and there is no way that myself and hubby could get through that amount on our own!

I topped the cupcake with just a simple cream cheese frosting and some carrots that i made out of fondant they came out super cute ... oh and super yum!

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting :

Makes 12x Cupcakes

125g butter melted

3/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs ( free range)

1& 1/4 cups of flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons mixed spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup grated carrot

1/2 cup sultanas

1/2 chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line a 12 hole muffin tin with cupcake papers

Beat the butter, sugars and eggs together then add in the other ingredients and give it a good mix

divide the mixture into the cupcake papers and bake for 18-20 minutes

let cool

Cream Cheese Frosting:

50g butter

125g cream cheese

2 cups of icing sugar

Using an electric mixer beat all the ingredients until smooth