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Carrot cake muffins

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From Café on Corporation in Bathurst, these carrot cake muffins are topped with creamy lemon frosting. They’re the perfect treat with a cuppa.

  • Makes24
  • Cook time25 minutes
  • Prep time15 minutes, + cooling time
Carrot cake muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (250ml) vegetable oil
  • 1 cup (220g) brown sugar
  • 3 Coles Australian Free Range Eggs
  • 2 cups (480g) coarsely grated carrots
  • 450g can crushed pineapple, drained
  • 2 1/2 cups (375g) self-raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 2 tsp mixed spice

Lemon cream cheese frosting

  • 30g butter, softened
  • 80g cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind
  • 1 1/2 cups (240g) icing sugar mixture

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 24 holes of ⅓-cup (80ml) muffin pans with paper cases. Use an electric mixer to beat the oil, sugar and eggs in a bowl until thick and creamy. Stir in the carrot, pineapple, flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice until well combined.

  2. Step 2

    Divide the carrot mixture evenly among prepared muffin holes. Bake for 25 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centres comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  3. Step 3

    To make the lemon cream cheese frosting, use a clean electric mixer to beat the butter, cream cheese and lemon rind in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the icing sugar, in batches, beating well after each addition until well combined.

  4. Step 4

    Top muffins with lemon cream cheese frosting to serve.