how to make carrot cupcakes

Ingreediants:                                                                      topping:                                
300g of butter (softened)                                                   150g of icing sugar(sieved)
300g of sugar  (white)                                                       150g of butter(softened)
6 eggs  (beaton)                                                                 2 table spoons of carrot juice
300g of sef raisoned flour  (sieved)                                   Orange food colouring
200g of carrots (grated finely)                                           1 medium carrot(grated and boiled)


equitment:                                                                      time needed:
                                                                                       making everything=1hour and 30 minutes
2 big bowls                                                                    cooking time=20-25 minutes
a wodden spoon                                                            It makes 24 cup cakes,if you only want 12
                                                                                     half the recipe.
whisk                                                                          
3 medium bowls                                                        
sieve
grater
table spoon
pan
electric whisk(optional)
ice cream scooper(optoinal)
24 cupcake casses
2 muffin trays with 12 holes in each
piping bag


The batter


first step


put the oven on.180°c/gas mark 4.
In a large bowl,put the butter and sugar into it.cream it together with a wodden spoon until it is creamy.It should take about 2 minutes.

second step:


In a medium bowl crack the eggs.beat them with a whisk.if you want you can also use an electric whisk.beat the eggs for 3 minutes.Then add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixure.Mix with a whisk,if you use a normal whisk,it could go a bit lumpy,but thats ok,mix it for 5 minutes.If you use
 an electric whisk,there will be no lumps.whisk it for 3 minutes.

third step:


Then get a sieve and sieve the flour into the mixture.then mix with a whisk for 2 minutes.Wash ,peel and grate the carrots.peel them into a fine strips or peices.Then add the carrots to the mixture and whisk for 1 minute.

fourth step:


Then put 24 cupcake casses into the two muffin trays.then with an ice cream scooper,equally spoon the mixture out.If you havn`t got an ice cream scoooper,you can use an ordinary spoon.
Once the mixture is in the trays,put them in the oven.The oven should have already been on from before you made your mixture.Put the cakes in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

fifth step


While the cakes are cooking make your icing.
In a pan,fill it half full with water and put it on the fire on a high heat.while the water is heating up,wash,peel and great the carrot,save a little bit of carrot in a bowl.Then add the greated carrot to the hot water on the fire.then put the fire down to a low heat.leave it to soften for 5 minutes.

In a large bowl,sieve the icing sugar into it.then add the butter.Then cream them together with a wodden spoon for 2 minutes.Then add the two table spoons of carrot juice.mix it with a whisk for 1 minute,then add 1 table spoon of orange food colouring,strir until the colour has blended in.

Then go back to your carrots,turn the fire off,and drain the water,put the carrots in a bowl,and let it cool in the fridge.It should take 5 minutes to cool. After 5 minutes take them out,and put them into the icing mixture.then stir with a wodden spoon for 3 minutes.
put the icing ito a piping bag.

step six


Once your cakes are cooked,take them out of the oven.Turn the tray upside down to get the cakes out.Do not use your hands to take them out or you will burn your self.once the cakes are out of the tin,put them on a plate and put them in the fridge for 20 minutes.Put the piping bag in the fridge too.

While your cakes are cooling,clean up.

step seven


once your cakes are cooled,take them out,and take out your icing bag too.Swirl on the icing nice and evnly.Then sprinkle on some of the carrot that you put in the bowl earlier.