last of the carrots

I used up the last of my carrots and boy will I miss having those around every week. I made mini carrot cakes. I didn't take my own pics but its a p chef recipe so plenty of pics on the internet. Here is kinda what mine looked like.

Mine did have some bright orange fresh grated carrots and walnuts on top of the yummy frosting. Here is the recipe. Good use of the last carrots.

Mini carrot cups

cakes

1 pkg 90z yellow cake (Jiffy)

1/2 t allspice

1 egg

2 T oil

2 med carrots grated

Filling/garnish

6oz cream cheese, softened

3/4 c powdered sugar

1/2 cup cool whip thawed

chopped walnuts optional

Preheat oven to 350. Spray wells of mini muffin pan with cooking spray.

For cakes:

combine cake mix, allspice, egg, and oil in large bowl. Stir until moistened. Stir 3/4 c carrots into mixture. Divide batter evenly into 24 cups. Bake 11-13 minutes until firm to touch. Cool on wire rack.

For topping:

Whisk together cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spoon mixture into a plastic bag and seal, set aside.

Make indentions in tops of warm cakes. Allow to cool. Remove from pan. Cut corner of bag and pipe filling/frosting onto tops of cakes. Garnish with grated carrot and walnuts.