Dora’s Carrot Cupcakes

Dora, our HR & EDI Manager, is an expert baker. Try baking these delicious carrot cupcakes for your friends, family, and colleagues and they’re sure to think you’re an expert too.

Time: Prep Time 30 mins. Cooking Time 25 mins.  

Ingredients (makes a baker’s dozen) 

For the cupcakes 

  • 300g flour 
  • 1tsp baking powder 
  • Pinch of salt 
  • ½ tsp cinnamon 
  • ¼ tsp allspice 
  • 50g walnuts, toasted and finely chopped 
  • 4 eggs 
  • 160g sugar 
  • 250ml vegetable oil 
  • 275g carrots, grated 
  • 1 orange, zest 

 For the cream cheese frosting 

  • 250g cream cheese, cold 
  • 115g butter, room temperature 
  • 100g powdered milk 
  • 250g powdered sugar 
  • 2 Tbsp double cream or milk 
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract 

Method 

  1. Combine all dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, and walnuts). 
  2. Whisk together the eggs and sugar until light in colour. 
  3. Stream in the oil as you whisk (if doing it in a stand mixer with the help of a friend). 
  4. Add in the grated carrot and orange zest. 
  5. Pour in the dry ingredients and mix just until combined and no more dry patches are showing in the batter. The batter will be quite runny. 
  6. Pour in a muffin or cupcake tin and bake for 25 minutes at 180 C. 
  7. While the cupcakes are baking it’s time to make the cream cheese frosting. 
  8. Whip up the butter for 1 to 2 minutes first and then add in the cream cheese and mix for another 1-2 minutes. 
  9. Add in half of the powdered sugar and the milk powder. 
  10. Pour in the double cream and let it incorporate. 
  11. Add in the remaining powdered sugar and milk powder and the cream cheese frosting is done. 
  12. Once the cupcakes are baked, take them out and leave to cool before decorating with the frosting.  

If Dora’s lovely cupcakes have inspired you to get your apron on and Make Time for Tea this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month you can register for a free fundraising pack here.