Just about any occasion sends me to the kitchen to create. My pots and pans are my culinary canvas. I cook dinners for friends' birthdays, for holidays, and three times a day for my family. My hope is that my descriptions and photos will inspire you to get out to the farmers markets or down an aisle at the grocery store that intimidates you, try some new ingredients, and get crazy with the herbs and spices! Buon appetito!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Carrot Cupcakes
2 C white whole wheat flour
2 t baking powder
1-1/2 t baking soda
1 t ground cardamom
1 t ground ginger
4 eggs
2 C organic raw sugar
1 C unsweetened applesauce
1/2 C olive oil
2 C grated carrots
1 C dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 325. Whisk all wet ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Stir in carrots. Fold in dry ingredients until just moistened. Scrape batter into cupcake liners and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely then top with cream cheese frosting and top with chopped pecans.
Cream cheese frosting: 16 oz cream cheese, 1/2 C softened butter, 1 T vanilla extract, 4 C powdered sugar.
Labels:
applesauce,
cake,
cardamom,
carrot,
Muffin Monday,
raw sugar,
Sweets for a Saturday
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These look and sound scrumptious! Please share your recipe with our readers by linking it up at Muffin (and Cupcake) Monday. Thanks!
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Thanks for linking up at Muffin and Cupcake Monday!
ReplyDeleteI like that you put cardamom in there. They must be so nice and spicy. Thanks for linking these up to Sweets for a Saturday.
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