Carrot cupcakes with pineapple and raisins

Author: Sarah Wadsworth

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Serves: 12 (makes 12)

Time to make: 35 mins

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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2 cups (270g) homemade gluten-free flour mix (see Tips) or use a prepared gluten-free baking mix

2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon gluten-free ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon ground fresh nutmeg

2 tablespoons LSA (ground linseed, sunflower, almond) or ground flaxseed/linseed

2 eggs

¾ cup (110g) brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX

¼ cup neutral tasting oil (rice bran, canola or light olive oil)

2 cups carrots, peeled, grated

¾ cup crushed pineapple with juice

½ cup raisins or currants

vanilla icingfrostingX (see Tips)

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Instructions

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1 Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a standard 12-hole baking tin with paper cupcake or muffin cases.

2 In a large bowl combine dry ingredients.

3 In a medium-sized bowl lightly whisk eggs. Add sugar and whisk while adding oil until mixture is lump-free. Fold in carrots, pineapple and raisins. Pour mixture into dry mixture and mix well. Fill paper cases half-full and bake for 15-20 minutes.

4 Remove from oven and rest in tin for at least 10 minutes. Ice with vanilla icing (see Tips) when cool.

Variations

You can use a prepared gluten-free baking mix instead of homemade if you prefer.

HFG tip

Homemade gluten-free flour mix

Combine 2 cups (270g) brown rice flour, 2/3 cup (87g) tapioca starch and 1/3 cup (48g) gluten-free cornfour. (Makes 3 cups (405g), cost 96 cents per cup.)

Vanilla icing

Mix 1 cup (140g) icing sugar with 2 tablespoons reduced-fat spread until creamy. Add 1-2 tablespoons rice milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste). Mix until smooth. Spread icing over cupcakes once they are cool.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 262 cal

Kilojoules 1100 kJ

Protein 3 g

Total fat 8 g

Saturated fat 1 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 27 g

Dietary fibre 2 g

Sodium 310 mg

Calcium 40 mg

Iron 0.5 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.