CARROT CAKE MUFFINS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING AND CARROT

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Carrot Cake Muffins With Cream Cheese Icing and Carrot image

These are excellent for parties or just to have fun making with the kids very easy to make and look great got it from the womans weekly cookbook

Provided by oriana

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h

Yield 6 large muffins

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, beaten lightly
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups firmly packed grated carrots
3/4 cup drained crushed pineapple
50 g butter
1/2 cup cream cheese
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar icing
6 dried apricot halves (and 1 18cm green snake or green coloured icing mix above)

Steps:

  • preheat oven to 170-180 degrees depending on how hot your oven is.
  • grease 6 hole texas muffin pan or a normal 12 muffin pan.
  • mix oil, eggs, flour,sugar, cinnamon in bowl with spoon.
  • stir in carrots and pineapple.
  • pour mixture into muffin pan holes.
  • bake in oven about 30-35 minutes.
  • stand cakes 5 min before turning out onto wire rack.
  • turn cakes so tops are up to cool.
  • make cream cheese icing and mini carrots.
  • spread with icing and place carrots on cake.
  • cream cheese icing.
  • beat butter and cream cheese til light and fluffy.
  • beat in icing sugar gradually.
  • mini carrots.
  • put apricots in a cup of boiling water to cover stand 10 minute.
  • drain apricots dry with paper.
  • cut snake into six 3 cm lengths.
  • place one snake piece at the top of apricot half roll apricot around snake allowing to stick out of the top of the apricot and make several think cuts to look like a leaf.
  • or use green coloured cream cheese icing mix and place at top of apricot on muffin to look like leaf.

Md Delowar Hossain
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These muffins were a bit dry, but the cream cheese icing helped to make them more moist.


Teye Benjamin
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I'm not usually a fan of carrot cake, but these muffins were really good! The carrot flavor was subtle and the cream cheese icing was not too sweet.


Thandolwethu Maseko
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These muffins were delicious! I loved the carrot flavor and the cream cheese icing was the perfect addition.


David Cannon
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These muffins were a bit too dense for my taste. I think I'll try a different recipe next time.


Madhu Sudhanan
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These muffins were easy to make and they turned out great! I will definitely be making them again.


Rana Shakir
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I made these muffins for my family and they loved them! They were gone in no time.


Jaun Davids
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These muffins were a disappointment. They were dry and crumbly, and the cream cheese icing was too sweet.


billie billie
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I've never been a fan of carrot cake, but these muffins changed my mind. They were so moist and flavorful, and the cream cheese icing was divine.


singh Krishti
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These muffins were amazing! I loved the carrot flavor and the cream cheese icing was the perfect touch.


shoheb 245
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The muffins were good, but the cream cheese icing was a bit too sweet for me.


Hayley Watson
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These muffins were a bit too dry for my taste. I think I'll add some extra oil next time.


Sarfo Against
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I love these muffins! They're so easy to make and they always turn out perfect.


Desi vines
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These muffins were so moist and fluffy! The cream cheese icing was the perfect addition. I will definitely be making these again.


Troy Sanderson
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The muffins were delicious! The carrot flavor was subtle and the cream cheese icing was not too sweet. I will definitely be making these again.


Dost Muhammad wazir
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I've made these muffins several times and they always turn out great. They're easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser.


Malik Hamza
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These carrot cake muffins were a hit! They were moist and flavorful, with just the right amount of sweetness. The cream cheese icing was the perfect finishing touch.


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