The kids will love these fun and easy Carrot Cupcakes. Topped with cream cheese icing and crunchy M&Ms, they're the ultimate sweet treat for Easter
Makes1818
Prep time30 mins30 minutes, + cooling time
+ cooling time
Ingredients
4 Coles Australian Free Range Eggs, lightly whisked
1 cup (250ml) vegetable oil
¼ cup (60ml) orange juice
3 carrots, peeled, coarsely grated
2 cups (300g) self-raising flour
1½ cups (330g) brown sugar
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp finely grated orange rind
2 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
Orange and green Mars M&M’s and M&M’s Minis, to decorate
Orange cream cheese icing
250g cream cheese
100g butter, softened
1 cup (160g) icing sugar mixture
1 tbs orange juice
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Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 18 holes of two ⅓-cup (80ml) muffin pans with paper cases. Whisk the egg, oil and orange juice in a jug. Combine the carrot, flour, sugar, bicarbonate of soda, orange rind, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl. Add the egg mixture and stir to combine.
Step 2
Spoon the mixture evenly among the prepared pans. Bake for 25-30 mins or until a skewer inserted in the centres comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Step 3
To make the orange cream cheese icing, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl until smooth. Add the icing sugar and orange juice and beat until the mixture is well combined.
Step 4
Spread a little of the icing over the top of each cooled cupcake. Arrange the M&M’s and M&M’s Minis on the icing to make carrot shapes.
Spread a little of the icing over the top of each cooled cupcake. Arrange the M&M’s and M&M’s Minis on the icing to make carrot shapes.
