Thursday, September 20, 2018

Carrot - Honey Cupcakes #TheCakeSliceBakers


I had my cake picked out for this month, then changed it last minute. I have a fantastic carrot cake recipe, that I wouldn’t change for anything. Its simply delicious, despite the recipe only calling for one spice. 


After giving it more thought, I decided to choose the carrot-honey cake. The recipe got my attention because it calls for honey as the sweetener in both the cake batter and frosting. 


Cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon give this batter a lovely fall scent. I did hold back just a little on the cloves. If not careful they can quickly overpower all the other flavors in the cake. I used freshly ground cloves and nutmeg. I haven’t had much success grinding my own cinnamon, so preground it was. 


The batter was perfectly balanced with the spices. Quite delicious! I also decided to make cupcakes instead of the cake. Faster cooling tine, and easier to eat. 


Walnuts were not in the recipe, but I had them in my pantry. Plus the frosting was screaming for them! The cream cheese frosting was light and delicious. This cupcake tasted healthy and felt guilt free to eat. Glad I gave this recipe a chance. 


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