It's a cupcake, but it's healthy...almost

Darling boy's school had a party and I was more than happy to bring along some cupcakes (for the grownups, the kids had more than enough cake!)

Wanting to do something different from the usual treat of chocolate and the crowd pleaser of vanilla, and feeling spicy, I went with carrot cake.  These are topped with a cinnamon buttercream which keeps it cakey, but the cake itself is a low fat recipe and of course the carrots in the cake make them healthy, innit.

One of your five a day

What's a girl to do when at home with no plans and Darling boy is napping, and there are carrots in the fridge that escaped the roast this weekend.  Well, make carrot cake of course.

Only the tin I usually use for carrot cake currently has dark chocolate and coconut bars chilling in it.  So I thought I would make cupcakes.  Yum.  With their spicy sponge and cool cinnamon cream cheese frosting, Darling boy upon waking was the first to give them a whirl.  He is a fan.