Carrot cupcakes – Cuisinart Compact Juice Extractor CJE-500 User Manual

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F

. Butter and lightly flour a

9-inch baking pan.

2. Tu

rn

the Cuisinart

®

Compact Juice Extractor on

and juice the apples.

3. Stir juice and measure out ¼ cup; r

eserve (save

the remaining juice for another use).

4. Measure out 1 cup of the apple pulp, being

sure to discar

d any seeds or stems; reserve.

5. In a small mixing bowl, combine the flour,

baking soda, salt and spices. Reserve.

6. Using a Cuisinart

®

Stand or Hand Mixer fitted

with the mixing paddle/beaters, mix the butter

and sugar until light and creamy

. Add the egg

and mix until combined. Add the pulp and mix

until just combined. Add half of the juice and

mix on low. Add half of the dry ingr

edients and

mix until streaky

. Repeat, finishing with the dry

ingredients.

7. Pour batter evenly into the prepar

ed pan.

8. Combine all of the Crumb T opping ingr

edients

into a small bowl and mix with your fingers until

the mixture r

esembles a coarse meal. Spread

evenly over cake batter.

9. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a cake tester

comes out clean.

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Carrot Cupcakes

Extra-moist carrot cupcakes, topped with Cr

eam

Cheese Frosting, make a delicious tr

eat.

Make

s 1

2 cupcak

es

Cake:

½

pound carrots, about 4 medium carr

ots

¾

cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached,

all-purpose

flour

½

tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1

teaspoon baking powder

½

teaspoon baking soda

½

teaspoon sea salt

½

cup granulated sugar

½

cup packed dark brown sugar

2 large

eggs

½

cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1

teaspoon pure vanilla extract

¾

cup chopped walnuts

Cream Cheese Fr

osting:

6

ounces cream cheese,

room temperatur

e and cut into 6 pieces

6

tablespoons unsalted butter,

room temperatur

e and cut into 6 pieces

½

cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted

pinch sea salt

½

teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1

teaspoon sour cream

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

. Butter and lightly flour a

12-cup muffin pan; r

eserve.

2. Tu

rn

the Cuisinart

®

Compact Juice Extractor

on and juice the carrots. Measur

e out 2

tablespoons of the carrot juice and r

eserve the

remainder for another use. Reserve pulp.

3. Sift the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder

,

baking soda and salt together in a small bowl.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugars,

eggs, oil, vanilla and carrot juice until smooth.

Stir in the carrot pulp, walnuts and dry

ingredients until just combined.

5. Pour batter into the prepar

ed muffin tin. Bake in

the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes,

or until the tops of the cupcakes bounce back,

and a cake tester inserted in the center of the

cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in the pan.

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