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Microwave carrot cupcakes

So, as I was saying… I’m experimenting on whether regular cake/cupcake recipes can be done in the microwave, period. Maybe just a matter of getting the setting and baking time right. And here’s the result of the first experiment.

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I mixed a carrot cake batter using a recipe meant for a regular oven. I poured the batter into three mugs, microwaved each for two minutes and voila! Delicious microwave carrot cupcakes.

Of course there is no frosting. I like serving my microwave cupcakes warm. Spread frosting on warm cake and the frosting will just turn runny and drippy. So I just sprinkled confectioner’s sugar on top of my microwave carrot cupcakes.

Microwave carrot cupcakes

Microwave carrot cupcakes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Continental
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Total Time: 16 minutes
Servings: 3
Author: Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup grated carrots (don’t squeeze out the juice)
  • 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup crushed pineapple well drained
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup oil (I used palm oil)
  • 1/2 cup chopped cashew nuts
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins

Instructions

  • Toss together the grated carrots and brown sugar.
  • Put the oil, egg and white sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Beat together the oil, sugar and egg until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Microwave carrot cupcakes
  • Mix until smooth.
  • Fold in the crushed pineapple and the carrot-sugar-raisins mixture.
  • Add the nuts and stir to blend.
  • Microwave carrot cupcakes
  • Divide the mixture among three mugs with a one-cup capacity.
  • Cook in the microwave, one at a time, for two minutes on HIGH.
  • Microwave carrot cupcakes
  • Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar (purely optional) and serve warm.
  • Microwave carrot cupcakes
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About Connie Veneracion

Hello and welcome! I'm a retired lawyer and columnist, wife for 29 years, mom of two, and a passionate cook. What is this blog about? Recipes for dishes we have cooked at home since 2003.

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