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Banana and carrot baby cakes

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 14 people (makes 14)
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup gluten-free baking mix
    • ½ cup ground almonds
    • 1 cup castor sugar
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • 3 eggs
    • ¼ cup oil
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 3 bananas, mashed
    • ½ cup grated carrot
    • Icing
    • 1-2 tablespoons lemon curd
    • 115g Philadelphia extra light cream cheese spread
    • 14 edible pineapple flowers (see tip), made with 115g pineapple flesh
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a muffin tray with 14 paper cases. Sift baking mix and almonds into a bowl. Stir in sugar and ginger.

    2 In a separate bowl beat eggs together with oil and vanilla and add to dry ingredients. Stir in bananas and carrot.

    3 Spoon mixture into paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until well risen and golden brown.

    4 Meanwhile, to make icing, mix together lemon curd and cream cheese. Use to top cakes and top with a pineapple flower or a sprig of mint with a dusting of icing sugar if you prefer.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check ground ginger is gluten free.

    HFG tip

    How to make pineapple flowers

    Step 1 Take a peeled pineapple and remove any eyes using a vegetable peeler. Slice very thinly so slices are almost transparent.

    Step 2 Place thin slices on baking paper and cook each side for 30 minutes at 150°C.

    Step 3 Remove slices from tray and place in muffin tray. Leave to cool completely so that the edges curl up. Use to top cakes and desserts.

     

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