Carrot Spice Cupcakes
Moist and pleasantly spiced, these cupcakes are like mini carrot cakes. If you prefer, you can omit the nuts.
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per cupcake: about | - |
| cal | 176 |
| pro | 3 g |
| total fat | 9 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | 23 g |
| fibre | 1 g |
| chol | 31 mg |
| sodium | 127 mg |
| potassium | 129 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 3% |
| iron | 7% |
| vit A | 16% |
| folate | 13% |
Suggested Recipes
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2 eggs
1/2 cup (125 mL) packed brown sugar
1/4 cup(50 mL) vegetable oil
1/4 tsp (1 mL) vanilla
1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1/4 tsp (1 mL) baking soda
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each ground cinnamon and ginger
1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) shredded carrots
1/2 cup (125 mL) sweetened shredded coconut
1/3 cup (75 mL) raisins
1/4 cup (50 mL) chopped walnuts
Preparation:
In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and sa< pour over dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Stir in carrots, coconut, raisins and walnuts. Spoon into paper-lined or greased muffin cups.
Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to rack; let cool.
Tags:
Cakes; Eggs; Sugar/Sweets; Grains; Vegetables; Fruits; Nuts; Bake;
Source
Canadian Living Magazine: May 2009
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