Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Icing

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    35 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    342 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Icing

Carrot orange cupcakes are a completely different take on carrot cake. Instead of heavy wintery spices, they're flavored with zesty orange.

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Ingredients

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For the cupcakes:

  • 2 carrot 250g, 2 cups grated, medium
  • cup butter at room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar 150g
  • 2 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 220g, plain flour
  • 1.5 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the icing:

  • cup butter at room temperature
  • 2 ¼ cups powdered icing sugar 250g
  • 2-3 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 170C/325F. Line or grease a muffin tray.
  2. Peel and finely grate the carrots. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then beat in the carrot, vanilla and orange zest.
  4. Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and stir to gently combine.
  5. Fill the muffin cups ¾ full and bake for 15-20 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tins for 10 minutes then remove and allow to cool completely on a wire rack. Frost with the icing when cold.

For the icing:

  1. In a large bowl, cream the butter until fluffy. Sift in the icing sugar and beat until thick. Add enough of the orange juice to make it a frosting consistency.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 342kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 47g (16%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 67mg (22%) Sodium 205mg (9%) Potassium 119mg (3%) Sugar 33g (66%) Vitamin A 2210IU (44%) Vitamin C 2.2mg (2%) Calcium 36mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 342 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 342kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 67mg 22%
Sodium 205mg 9%
Potassium 119mg 3%
Sugar 33g 66%
Vitamin A 2210IU 44%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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