Microwave carrot cupcakes
Servings 3
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.
- Mix until smooth.
- Fold in the crushed pineapple and the carrot-sugar-raisins mixture.
- Add the nuts and stir to blend.
- Divide the mixture among three mugs with a one-cup capacity.
- Cook in the microwave, one at a time, for two minutes on HIGH.
- Sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar (purely optional) and serve warm.
