Carrot & Pineapple Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting!

Shortly after the diet bit the dust I headed into the kitchen to whip up one of my all time favourites - "Carrot & Pineapple Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting". The pineapple bit might throw you off a little but you can't taste it at all. It just gives the cakes a super moist consistency and makes them light and sweet. mmmmmmmm Luckily the fact that my diet was no more meant that I could lick the frosting beater to my hearts content, free in the knowledge that I would rather be happy than thin! Here's the recipe. Ingredients: 2/3 plain flour 1/2 cup & 1 tblsp caster sugar 3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (chop roughly or fine depending on how chunky you like them)1/3 cup light olive oil 1 large egg 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1.2 cup firmly packed grated carrot 1/4 cup well-drained crushed pineapple in natural juice Method: Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (160 degrees C if fan-forced). Line a cupcake pan with ten cases or spray well with non stick cooking spray. Stir flour, caster sugar, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and pecans together in a large bowl until well combined. (or just combine in an elecric mixer on medium) In a small bowl, stir oil, egg, vanilla, carrot and pineapple together until well combined. Add carrot mixture to dry ingredients. Combine wet and dry ingredients and spoon into cupcake pans, dividing evenly. Bake for about 20-24 minutes, or until a thin-bladed knife or wooden skewer inserted into the centre of a cupcake comes out without any batter attached. Remove pan from oven and allow cupcakes to cool in pan for about five minutes. Then turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Now make the frosting. Combine 60g cream cheese, well softened 30g butter, well softened 1 cup sifted icing sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice in an electric mixer on medium high speed until thick and smooth and creamy. Pipe or carefully spread frosting on top of the cooled cupcakes. Keep in an airtight container in the fridge if they last that long. Enjoy!! Chin chin xx