Carrot Cheese Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I must say these carrot cheese cupcakes are really delicious. It has a very smooth texture and the taste was just simply fantastic and refreshing!!! Unlike the usual carrot cupcakes with cinnamon powder, these cupcakes are purely just cheese & carrots... :-p

Try them!!!

Carrot Cheese Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

As usual, I was rather curious about the taste of these carrot cupcakes, so I had to try them once they were out of the oven.... Thumbs up!!!! I really like it;))

Ingredients:

100g butter

125g cream cheese ( I use Philidelphia Cream Cheese)

100g icing sugar

2 eggs, beaten

1 tsp lemon essence (You can omit this if you want)

100g self raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

100g shredded carrots, grated & squeezed off the excess water

Method:

Cream the butter, cheese and sugar until smooth & creamy. Gradually add in the eggs, bit by bit, followed by the lemon essence, and mix well. Add in the flour by batches, mix well until well combined. Add in the carrots and mix well. Fill the cups about 2/3 full. bake in a preheated oven of abt 180 DegC for about 20-25mins.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream 100g of cream cheese until smooth & creamy, gradually add in the condensed milk, mix well. Chill in the fridge before using.

I will be submitting this to Aspiring Bakers #13: Enjoy Cupcakes! (November 2011) hosted by Min of Min's Blog