Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling

Moist and moreish muffins for anytime and anywhere!
MamaRose
Moist and moreish muffins for anytime and anywhere!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert, Morning & Afternoon Tea, Snacks
Cuisine Australian
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 3 450g Carrots grated
  • 1 250g Cream Cheese softened
  • 1 tbsp Caster sugar
  • 2 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 cup Cashew Nuts chopped
  • 2,5 cups Wholemeal Self Raising Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 Egg beaten
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil Not Olive oil
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 cup Wholemilk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 12 cup muffin tin with paper cases and set aside.
  • Place the cream cheese and a tablespoon of caster sugar in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, carrot, cinnamon and cashews to the mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Then add milk and fold mixture
  • Divide half the mixture between the prepared tin. Place 1 heaped tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture onto each muffin.
  • Top with the remaining muffin mixture and bake for 20–25 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Choose any nuts of choice. Taste better served warm.

    Keyword baking powder, butter, carrots, cashew nuts, caster sugar, cinnamon, creamcheese, easy, Full cream milk, ground cloves, ground ginger, Nutmeg, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, wholemeal self raising flour
    MamaRose
    Author: MamaRose

    MamaRose believes that food is not just a necessity, but a joy. She enjoys cooking for herself and for others, and she wants to share her passion with the world.

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