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Carrot cake & cream cheese muffins

Name: Carrot cake & cream cheese muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 175g light brown soft sugar plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling; 200g self-raising flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1½ tsp ground ginger; 2 eggs; 150ml sunflower oil; 1 orange zested; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 175g carrots peeled and grated; 50g raisins; 50g walnuts roughly chopped; 100g full-fat soft cheese

Cassie Best

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Serves 12

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 25 mins

plus cooling

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For a new twist on a favourite, try these carrot cake muffins, flavoured with warming spices and filled with a gooey soft cheese centre.

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Ingredients

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175g light brown soft sugar

plus 1 tbsp for sprinkling
200g self-raising flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1½ tsp ground ginger
2 eggs
150ml sunflower oil
1 orange

zested
2 tsp vanilla extract
175g carrots

peeled and grated
50g raisins
50g walnuts

roughly chopped
100g full-fat soft cheese

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal315
fat18g
saturates3g
carbs32g
sugars20g
fibre2g
protein4g
salt0.49g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, bicarb, cinnamon and ginger with a pinch of salt.
step 2

In a jug, whisk the eggs, oil, orange zest and vanilla. Pour into the dry ingredients, add the carrots, raisins and walnuts, and mix with a spatula to fully combine.
step 3

Spoon 2 tbsp of the mixture into each muffin case. Top with ½ tbsp soft cheese, then finish with the remaining carrot cake mixture. Sprinkle a pinch of brown sugar over each and bake for 25 mins until risen and golden. Leave to cool completely on a wire rack. Will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

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