Hi all, hope all you mums out there had a lovely mothers day, I was spoilt as usual, chocolate, flowers, wine (hic!) oh and a ticket to go and see Harry Potter World near London for later in the year! yay! big HP fan, even at my age.
Been a quiet couple of days here, wasn't raining yesterday, so took my 2 little Chihuahuas out for a walk, needless to say, being so close to the ground, they got their bellies full of mud in the woods.
Today, the cars in for its MOT, so thought I'd make some cupcakes for the home round the corner.
For cakes:
6oz Castor Sugar
6oz Margarine
8oz SR Flour
3 Eggs (beaten)
1 Medium Carrot (grated)
2tsp Mixed Spice
2tbsp Chopped Nuts
For Frosting:
300ml Double Cream
2tbsp Cream Cheese
1tbsp Icing Sugar
1tsp Lemon Flavouring
chopped nuts and grated carrot to decorate
Make cakes by beating sugar and margarine together till light and fluffy, add beaten eggs a little at a time, with a spoonful of the flour mix.
Fold in flour, mixed spice, grated carrot and nuts.
I used an icecream scoop to measure and placed one scoop in each cupcake paper case, (made 18).
Bake Gas 6 until risen and light golden brown.
Place on wire rack to cool.
For frosting: Whisk double cream and cream cheese till thickens a little, add icing sugar and flavouring and beat till thickens.
When cakes cooled, pipe frosting on cakes, then sprinkle with chopped nuts and a little of the grated carrot.
Enjoy!
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