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Easy Carrot Cake Agave Muffins Recipe

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Prep

30 mins

Bake

25 mins

Serves

30 muffins

Difficulty

Medium

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These delicious carrot cake muffins are made with Tate & Lyle® Agave syrup, wheat flour and chock-full of carrots! Enjoy these sweet, syrupy muffins topped with a swirl of sweet cream cheese icing.

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Agave Plant Syrup

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Follow this simple 9-step carrot cake muffins recipe for the ultimate tasty treats

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180ºC. Prepare three 12-cup muffin pans with liners.

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine the agave nectar, eggs and oil; beat well.

Step 3

Next, stir in the carrots.

Step 4

In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients.

Step 5

Blend in the batter.

Step 6

Pour the mixture into your prepared pans.

Step 7

Fill the cups only half-way to ensure proper baking.

Step 8

Bake 22 to 25 minutes, until the centre of a muffin springs back when lightly touched.

TOP TIP

If you’re feeling creative, you could always add some nuts to this delicious carrot cake muffins recipe. Chopped walnuts or pecans would be ideal additions to these sweet treats.

Step 9

For the icing, beat the butter until soft, then beat in the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla. Use a knife to swirl the icing on top of the cakes.

TOP TIP

Make sure you store your carrot cake muffins in an airtight container. They will last for up to 7 days in the fridge, or 3 days at room temperature. If you have frosted your muffins, we recommend storing in the fridge straight away.

Ingredients – 9 items

Serving

1

For the muffins

Agave Plant Syrup

235 g
Eggs

Large eggs

4
Rapeseed-oil

Sunflower oil

235 ml
Carrots

Carrots

Fresh, shredded

330 g
Flour

Wholemeal flour

290 g
Baking-soda

Baking soda

1 tsp
Baking-powder

Baking powder

1 tsp
Cinnamon

Cinnamon

2 tsp
Salt-table

Salt

1/2 tsp

For the icing

Butter

Butter

Softened

100 g
Cream-cheese

Soft cheese

300 g
Fairtrade Cane Icing Sugar

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar

Sifted

100 g
Vanilla

Vanilla extract

1 tsp

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