Carrot Cupcakes #queencakescontest

Name: Carrot Cupcakes #queencakescontest
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: All purpose baking flour - 350gms (2 3/4cups); Baking powder - 7gms (1tbspn); Cinnamon powder - 10gms (1 1/2tbspn); Sugar - 200gms (1 1/2tbspn); Margarine - 190gms (1 1/2tbspn); 3 pieces Eggs; Pineapple essence - 5ml (1tbspn); 230 ml Milk; 1 cup Grated carrots; 1 cup Raisins

Julian Michelle @cook_13470286

Kakamega - Kenya

I had to face my fears and try out my first baking, fortunately it's something I am going to do more and more since the outcome was so perfect #authormarathon

Julian Michelle @cook_13470286

Kakamega - Kenya

I had to face my fears and try out my first baking, fortunately it's something I am going to do more and more since the outcome was so perfect #authormarathon

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Ingredients

1 hour

4 servings

All purpose baking flour - 350gms (2 3/4cups)
Baking powder - 7gms (1tbspn)
Cinnamon powder - 10gms (1 1/2tbspn)
Sugar - 200gms (1 1/2tbspn)
Margarine - 190gms (1 1/2tbspn)
3 piecesEggs
Pineapple essence - 5ml (1tbspn)
230 mlMilk
1 cupGrated carrots
1 cupRaisins

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Steps

1 hour

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First, to prepare your batter, put 1 1/2 cups of sugar in a bowl
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Add 1 1/2 cups of margarine
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Whisk them finely into a white mixture
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Add 3 pieces of eggs, one by one as you whisk
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Until they're finely incorporated
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Sieve your 2 3/4cups of all purpose baking flour with 1tbspn baking flour and 1 1/2tbspn cinnamon into a separate bowl. This help to aerate it, thus resulting into a fine raised and spongy cake
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To the batter in the bowl, add 1 cup grated carrots and raisin then fold them
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Until they're finely mixed
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Then add your sieved flour as you fold it into the batter
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Add 230ml of milk and 1tbspn pineapple essence
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Fold until it forms a dropping consistency then fill 3/4 of the batter in a 12 cupcakes tray
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Heat your oven to 180C or 160C and put in your cupcakes tray for 40-45 minutes to bake
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Once ready serve with a fresh chilled drink
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Enjoy your spongy, tasty and yummy cupcakes