C@rr0t cUpc@kes

hello friends,

so how did u people celebrate India's world cup victory? m sure in a personalized & special way, because whethr u r a game watcher or not(am not), but we all must have felt so overwhelmed after the victory.i wasn't very sure about how to celebrate. at last yesterday i came up with the idea of making this carrot cupcakes.

now one can ask y carrot? because our Indian boys(read Indian team) needs to be a lot more fit. and carrot as a veggie is pretty healthy. along with that these days scientists constantly advice to include more of colorful veggies in the diet. and the prime reason was that since winter is almost on the verge of bidding adieu, so i thought of celebrating these last warm winter days with one of its prime ingredients.

this was easy. much easier than than the others. i took this recipe from Rachael Allen. here goes the recipe:

Ingredients

• • 2 cups all purpose flour
• • 2 cups sugar
• • 3 cups finely shredded carrots (a food processor is great for this)
• • 1 teaspoon baking powder
• • 1 teaspoon baking soda
• • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• • 1 cup vegetable oil
• • 4 large eggs
• freshly grated nutmeg

• 1tsp vanilla extract 

  Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  
• Line cupcake pans with paper liners if desired.
• Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  
• Mix at low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly while mixing.  
• Mix at high speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl every minute.
• Pour batter into cupcake liners until they are 1/2 to 2/3 full.
• Grate some fresh nutmeg on top of the batter.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pans then move to wire rack to cool completely.

the best part is that i did all the mixing by my hand. in most of the earlier cupcakes i have used the mixer for that. but mixing becomes so comforting with the rubber spatula. nd that i have added ground star anise, in place of ground cinnamon.thats y, i always say that there is no need to be so paranoid, if you miss out on one ingrediant. replace it with one of your favourite and easy available ones. trust mw, it works & how!!!!!!! guys it really tastes gud. trust me!!!!! 

its not only gud to treat friends, but you can ensure yourself that you are giving people, who are soo close, something which ultimately adds to their good healthy. the feeling itself is enough to get you out of the cozy couch and get started for baking the next batch of these comforting babies. 

c u nxt tym!!!!!!! bye! mmuuaahhhhhhhhh....................