Easter Cookery Classics: Online with Vanessa: Carrot Cake Cupcakes: All Ages

Join Vanessa for our Saturday morning Easter Cookery Session. 

You will need to have the ingredients ready beforehand and then join Vanessa online, for a step by step cookery class.

Adult supervision may be required depending upon your cookery skill level.

Ingredients:

• • For the Carrot Cupcakes

  • •  https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/carrot_spelt_cupcakes_72408

    • Ingredients

    • The photo shows little mini carrot decorations but the recipie doesn’t include these so we will decorate with a mandarin segment (or mini chocolate eggs )

    • • 275g/9¾oz caster sugar
      • 200ml/7fl oz sunflower oil
      • 4 medium free-range eggs
      • about 300g/10½oz grated carrot, a little more or less is fine 
      • up to 150g/5½oz nuts or dried fruit (optional) 
      • 225g/8oz spelt or wholemeal flour
      • 2 tsp baking powder
      • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
      • 1 tsp mixed spice
      • 1 tbsp cocoa powder

      For the cheese frosting

      • 125g/4½oz unsalted butter, softened
      • 125g/4½oz full-fat cream cheese
      • 275g/9¾oz icing sugar
      • edible decorations (such as sugar-paste carrots or mini-chocolate Easter eggs), to finish

For the cookey class you will need the relevant equipment to use. Here is a standard list we have done to help you to prepare.

• Mixing Bowl
• Wooden Spoon or Spatula
• Measuring Scales
• Rolling Pin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
• Round Cookie Cooker or pint glass
• Baking Tray lines with parchment paper
• Measuring Jug
• Teaspoon
• Tablespoon

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