Ingredients

Ingredients

• 275g/9¾oz caster sugar

• 200ml/7fl oz sunflower oil

• 4 medium free-range eggs

• about 300g/10½oz grated carrot, a little more or less is fine

• up to 150g/5½oz nuts or dried fruit (optional)

• 225g/8oz spelt or wholemeal flour

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 tsp mixed spice

• 1 tbsp cocoa powder

For the cheese frosting

• 125g/4½oz unsalted butter, softened

• 125g/4½oz full-fat cream cheese

• 275g/9¾oz icing sugar

• edible decorations (such as sugar-paste carrots or mini-chocolate Easter eggs), to finish

Description

Decorate Dan Lepard's Rich Carrot Cupcakes With Mini-chocolate Easter Eggs At Easter Time, Or Top With Sugar-paste Carrots For The Rest Of The Year.

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