How can get through life for like 30 years not knowing you're allergic to penicillin? Apparently, it's possible. And let me tell you, it's no fun. I spent the last 4 weeks in a sort of medication-induced daze because my whole body was itching like crazy. And by crazy, I mean absolutely un-f**king-believably wanna-rip-your-skin-off CRAZY.
So I totally needed these wonderful crunchy, juicy, healthy (haha!) cupcakes to calm my nerves.
CARROT-WALNUT-GINGER CUPCAKES
WITH LIME CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
makes 18 cupcakes
adapted from Leila Lindholm's A Piece of Cake
you need a 12-hole and a 6-hole muffin tray lined with paper cases
ingredients:
3 eggs
200g sugar
180g flour
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
3 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
1,5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 teaspoons ground ginger
150ml sunflower oil
270g shredded carrots
100g walnuts, coarsely chopped
directions:
Preheat oven to 175°C.
Whisk eggs, vanilla sugar and sugar in a large bowl until light and creamy. Add flour, spices, salt and baking powder. Mix until incorporated. Add the oil, carrots and walnuts and divide batter evenly between the muffin cases.
Bake for about 15 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let cool on a wire rack.
For the frosting cream together 60g soft butter, 300g icing sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar, zest of 1 lime and 100g cream cheese. Pipe on cupcakes.
This recipe is linked to: Tempt my Tummy Tuesdays,Sweet Temptations,Mom Trends Friday Food, Sweet as Sugar Cookies,
4 Comments:
Hi this is Nicole from Colie’s Kitchen I just discovered your blog and wanted to drop by and say hi. I am now a new follower. I would love to have you stop by Colie’s Kitchen if you get a chance. www.colieskitchen.com
Cupcakes are *always* good for what ails you! And I think ginger and carrots must be extra helpful for that.
Thanks for linking up to Momtrends this week!
~Shannon, Food Channel Editor, Momtrends.com
These look and sound delicious! Great for Fall! Thanks for linking them up at Sweet Temptations!
Hi there, sorry you had an awful allergy. Hope you are feeling better now. The cupcakes sound great. Thanks for sharing. I recently found your blog and hope to follow often. I would love it if you would pop on over to my blog and maybe follow me also. Hugs, Chris
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