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Carrot cupcakes with pineapple and raisins

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 12 people (makes 12)
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 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 sugar
    • 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 icing (see Tips)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    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.

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