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Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

June 11, 2011 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 15 Comments

One of my most used cookbooks is Nigella Lawson’s “How to be a Domestic Goddess“. It was so lovely to see Nigella as a guest judge this week on Masterchef. I was in the baking mood today and baked up a batch of her Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese icing -they are delicious.

Carrot Cakes with Cream Cheese Icing

For the cupcakes
100g light muscovado Sugar (I used brown sugar0
175 ml of sunflower oil
2 large eggs
225 g plain flour
3/4 tsp bicarb soda
1 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
zest of 1/2 lemon
zest of 1/2 orange
2 medium carrots grated
scant 1/2 cup walnuts chopped (I omitted the walnuts – my family don’t like nuts).
12-cup muffin pan lined with 12 cupcake cases

for the icing
125g cream cheese
250g icing sugar (confectioner’s sugar), sieved
1-2 tsp of lime juice
12 walut halves

Preheat the oven to 200 C. Beat sugar and oil together, then add the eggs one at a time. Add flour, baking bicarb soda, cinnamon, salt and zests, then fold in carrots and chopped walnuts. Spoon into the cupcake cases in the muffin tin and bake for 20 mins. Cool on a rack.

Beat the cream cheese until soft, then  beat in the icing sugar, then squeeze in the lime juice. Spread on the icing and place a walnut half in the centre of each cupcake.

I love the sweet cupcake liners I used – I bought them in the 100 Yen store in Tokyo. I boxed up a few of the cupcakes for my Mum and Dad.

Sarah and I have been doing some sewing today – will be back tomorrow to show you what we have been up to!

Filed Under: Cupcakes & Muffins, Recipes Tagged With: carrot, cream cheese

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Comments

  1. Michelle says

    June 11, 2011 at 2:36 am

    Yummy! I made carrot cake today, never thought of making them into cupcakes I must try these soon, thanks for sharing!

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  2. Stephanie says

    June 11, 2011 at 3:52 am

    Very professional. I think you need to open up a super cute bakery.

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  3. Bela says

    June 11, 2011 at 4:13 am

    Your images always make my eyes smile, dear Lisa!!! Lovely and delicious cupcakes!!
    I can imagine your sewing…oh, something wonderful coming!!!
    Love, Bela

    Reply
  4. suzitee says

    June 11, 2011 at 4:16 am

    Love love love carrot cake with cream cheese frosting…especially when they are packaged up so cutely! I haven’t read the Nigella book…must put it on my to-read list!

    Reply
  5. Roseanne says

    June 11, 2011 at 6:03 am

    The look yummy!!!! Did you made the cupcake liners? they look so nice.

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  6. noflik nifelje says

    June 11, 2011 at 6:23 am

    they look delicious and beautifull!!
    Have a nice weekend!
    kind regards
    Petra

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  7. kiki says

    June 11, 2011 at 7:29 am

    Mmmhhh, they look so delicious!
    As we still have a problem with fresh vegetables here in Germany, carrot cakes are a perfect alternative!
    Happy weekend,
    kiki

    Reply
  8. Christy says

    June 11, 2011 at 8:39 am

    It looks divine! The packaging is just splendid!

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  9. Chocolate Cat says

    June 11, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    Nigella is a favorite of mine as well. Her Red Velvet cupcakes are on my list for tomorrow! What a lovely gift for your parents.

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  10. LissyLou says

    June 11, 2011 at 1:19 pm

    delish – cream cheese icing is the best!

    Reply
  11. Jenny of Elefantz says

    June 11, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Lisa, I squealed as much as Shannon when Nigella appeared as a Masterchef judge! I use her cookbooks regularly, but especially love to watch her cooking through my Nigella dvd collection. Funnily enough, it is my 18yo son who watches both Jamie Oliver and Nigella dvds with me and not Blossom. He doesn’t cook but he enjoys watching the process.
    Yummy cakes, but it’s the way you present them that always causes me to catch my breath. 🙂
    Hugs
    Jenny

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  12. Dogwood says

    June 11, 2011 at 7:36 pm

    Yummy-yummy.
    Sounds like delicious cupcakes. Thanks for the information.
    Cory

    Reply
  13. Kate says

    June 11, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Oh Yum! Might be perfect for the walnuts I have left!

    Reply
  14. Talin's Corner says

    June 12, 2011 at 11:36 am

    Those cupcakes look yummy.

    Reply
  15. Katharina says

    June 13, 2011 at 11:59 am

    I love it.

    Have a nice evening.
    Katharina

    Reply

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