Springtime Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Maple Glaze
Sweet spiced carrot cupcakes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- Cupcake batter
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt optional
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp flaxseed meal
- 3/4 cup unsweetened soymilk
- 1 cup grade B maple syrup
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 4 medium-sized carrots shredded
- Seeds of 1 vanilla bean or 1 Tbs vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- Glaze
- 1/3 cup unsweetened soymilk
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- Zest and juice of 1 medium-sized orange
- 1 1/2 tsp arrowroot powder
- Vanilla bean pod that you scraped seeds out of or 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a 12 cup cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- Whisk flaxseed meal and milk together until frothy. Add maple syrup, oil, and vanilla to the milk mixture and whisk until incorporated. Stir in carrot to wet ingredients.
- Fold in the wet mixture to dry mixture using a rubber spatula. If batter seems to dry add a Tbs of milk at a time until it loosens. Fold in walnuts.
- Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop fill cupcake liners with batter about 3/4 way full.
- Bake until golden brown and a tester inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and cool in pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes. Carefully remove cupcakes from the pan and continue to let them cool.
- In a small saucepan, whisk together glaze ingredients and place over medium heat continuing to whisk until thickened. Pour glaze into a small bowl and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Dip cupcakes into the glaze and let it set, then dip again if you like.
Notes
If the glaze seems too thick, add a bit more maple syrup or milk. If not thickening enough add more arrowroot but mix it in cold milk first so it won't lump up on you. Arrowroot is a powerful thickener so only add a 1/2 tsp more at a time until you reach the right consistency.