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These are quick easy and very tasty little cupcakes. I made these as the last recipe for one of my swap mates for the recipe swap I am in this month on Zaar. I will give a link at the end of this and I really recommend that you check out other recipes by this chef as she has some great ones. I made these as is except for adding extra grated carrot, ginger and cinnamon but that was just due to our preference. I also had to adapt the cream cheese frosting as we can not get cool whip here, so I just mixed the cream cheese with double cream and confectioners sugar and added a little more cinnamon than stated along with some vanilla essence. I took these to a family picnic in the park and everyone loved them. They are incredibly light and are not sweet at all which we love as we hate things that are overly sugary. I am the first to make and review these but to view the original recipe and to see other fab recipes by this chef please click here.
Ingredients
1 (16 ounce) Package poundcake mix
3/4 Cup water or milk
2 Eggs or 4 egg whites
3/4 Cup carrot, shredded
1 Tablespoon ginger, ground
1 Teaspoon cinnamon, divided
1/2 Cup walnut pieces, toasted
1 (8 ounce) Package cream cheese, softened
2 Cups Cool Whip
Method
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare cake batter as directed on package using water/milk and 2 eggs.
3. Stir in carrots, ginger, 3/4 t. cinnamon and walnuts.
4. Spoon batter into 24 paper lined muffin cups.
5. Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick comes clean.
6. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with wire whisk until smooth.
7. Gently stir in whipped topping, add remaining cinnamon. (read note above if you can’t get cool whip to see how I made it.)
8. Spread over muffins.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
This can be served as a main meal like I served it or as a light meal if you only use 2 skewers per person instead of 4. It is very simple to do and is quick to make apart from the long refrigeration time, but it only takes about 5 Min’s to throw it all into a bowl then in the fridge for a few hours so it is not pain staking. It tastes wonderful and I got compliments from all, it goes really well with the mash and you can make as little or as much as you want. I served this for just 2 as a main meal but the same ingredients would serve 4 as a light meal or lunch or if you want to serve for 4 as a main just up the chicken to make more skewers and do more mash.
Ingredients
Chicken
16 chicken tenders (mine were small and I put 2 to a skewer.)
1 Tablespoon seeded mustard
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
2 Tablespoons honey
2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
Mash
3 Kumara (sweet potato)
2 Carrots
2 Cloves garlic, sliced thinly
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon cream
1 Tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Sauce Extra
1 Tablespoon soy sauce
1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 Tablespoon seeded mustard
3 Tablespoons honey
Method
1. Place all the marinade ingredients in a bowl or storage container mix chicken in and toss to completely coat chicken, refrigerate several hours or overnight.
2. Soak 8 skewers for about an hour to prevent burning, thread chicken onto skewers, 2 tenders to each skewer, cook chicken in a pan or grill or BBQ until browned on both sides and cooked through, basting from time to time with reserved marinade.
3. Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave kumara, carrot and garlic, until tender, drain, in a medium bowl add cream, butter and the veg, mash until smooth, stir in thyme.
4. Add any remaining marinade, left over after basting the chicken with the extra sauce ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to boil.
To Serve: Place mash on plates top with skewers drizzle with sauce and serve the remaining sauce on the side.
Serves 2
All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.
