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Carrot & cream cheese cupcakes
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Carrot & cream cheese cupcakes

14 ingredients 30 min + 22 min Makes 12 openrecipes
Carrot & cream cheese cupcakes

This crowd-pleasing recipe turns the ultimate afternoon-tea favourite into delightful cupcakes

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

896
Calories
28g
Protein
28g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 175g brown muscovado sugar
  • 100g wholemeal self-raising flour
  • 100g self-raising flour
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp mixed spice
  • zest 1 orange
  • 2 eggs
  • 150ml sunflower oil
  • 200g carrots , grated
  • orange coloured sprinkles , to decorate
  • 100g butter , softened
  • 300g soft cheese
  • 100g icing sugar , sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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