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Carrot muffins

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Ingredients

  • Muffin:
  • 1 1/3 cup grated carrot
  • 2 eggs
  • 100g sugar
  • 1/2 tp vanilla extract
  • 160ml oil
  • 160ml apple sauce
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 1 tp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tp baking soda
  • 1/4 tp salt
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • Whipped cream:
  • 55g soft butter
  • 115g cream cheese
  • 1/2 tp vanilla extract
  • 250g sifted icing sugar

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 40mins
 Cooking time 20mins
 Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180oC. Grease the muffin tins with butter.

Step 2

Whisk the eggs.

Step 3

Add sugar and vanilla extract. Mix well.

Step 4

Add in oil and mix well. Add in apple sauce and mix well.Add in grated carrot and mix well.

Step 5

In another bowl, mix in flour, ground cinnamon, salt, baking soda. Add in chopped nuts and mix well.

Step 6

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix.

Step 7

Using 2 spoons, 3/4 fill the muffin tins with batter. Bake for 20min. Cool the muffins for at least an hour.

Step 8

For the whipped cream, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth.

Step 9

Add in vanilla extract. Gradually add icing sugar 1/3 at a time while mixing until smooth and shiny.

Step 10

Top the muffins with whipped cream.

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