2nd cupcake attempt..

i ran out of chocolates..
and merely 200g of cream cheese..

so... i made.. carrot cupcakes instead.. :P

here's the recipe..

3 Cups peeled grated carrots, ends removed (1 lb.)
2 Cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
4 large eggs
2 Cups granulated white sugar
3/4 Cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 Cup chopped nuts or raisins (optional)

Frosting:
1/3 Cup cream cheese
1/4 Cup butter (1/2 stick)
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 Cups powdered sugar

i reduced the amount of sugar to 50% ...

Preheat oven to 325°. Line muffin tins with paper cupcake cups. Peel carrots, chop off ends, and grate finely, which is easiest using a food processor. Sift flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and baking powder together, set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs until well blended. Add sugar, oil, carrots, and pure vanilla extract, mix well at medium speed. Add flour mixture and nuts or raisins (if desired). Blend on low speed until just mixed, spoon into cupcake cups, about 3/4 full. Place the pans in the preheated oven, bake for 12 minutes. Switch the pans so the pan from the lower rack is now on the upper rack, and bake for 12 more minutes. Check for doneness–cupcakes should be browned and springy to the touch. Let cool completely before frosting.

To prepare frosting: let cream cheese and butter come to room temperature. Blend thoroughly with pure vanilla extract, then beat in the powdered sugar at low speed. Add food coloring if desired; it gives the frosting a nice spreading consistency. If you don’t use food coloring, add a drizzle of milk to make the frosting spread more easily if desired.

Yield: 24 cupcakes.
i made 28

lets play dressing up... get some naked cupcakes..


then.. add some cream cheese frosting

then sprinkle some chocolate rice as decorations :)

then .. indulge ~!!

 

ok.. i didnt add any nuts or raisins cause i couldnt find any.. so i just left it with grated carrots..
i ddint add much sugar so it wasnt that SWEET..
this time the cake rise..

Friday, October 28, 2005 06:49 pm by Swee San

	Raven April 12, 2006   12:13 AM PDT   Hiya! I just started going crazy over cupcakes and just to share with you the cupcakes I made! Hope you enjoy looking at it as much as I enjoy looking at your cupcakes! [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/raven73/Strawberriesandautumn.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/raven73/FlowersinaTray.jpg[/IMG]

	swee October 29, 2005   02:42 PM PDT   jazz & jingz : yeah i love em too! dee: yeah usually i use walnuts too.. but this time i ddint.. eheh

	Dee October 29, 2005   12:40 PM PDT   Hi there, I made the exact same recipe just this week. Head over to my blog and take a look. Here's a tip, sometimes you don't need to follow the exact recipe measurement. Just go by your taste bud. :) Also you don't necessarily need to use pecan nuts, be daring, try other type of nuts. I used walnuts for my carrot cake and it turned out great! Happy baking!

	jazzmint October 29, 2005   01:22 AM PDT   wahh...creative ideas lehh...carrot cupcakes...I love carrot cakes, yummy

	jingz October 28, 2005   09:07 PM PDT   omg.. they are so cute!!! I never seen any carrot cake in cup cake form... and i love carrot cake..