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It’s that time of year again. Time to dig out your mixing bowl, dust off your Kenwood mixer and get baking! With The Great British Bake Off back on TV soon we’ve been challenging you to send in your favourite summer recipes. And it seems that cupcakes are a firm favourite of PH fundraising bakers! Hopefully the following recipes will inspire you…whether it’s about cooking for pleasure, feeding the family or fundraising.
Shani’s top tips
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: Carrot Cup Cakes Shani’s favourite recipe Ingredients: ar 175g light muscovado sug g flour isin f-ra sel al me ole 100g wh 100g self-raising flour
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a 1 tsp bicarbonate of sod est 2 tsp mixed spicez 1 orange 2 eggs 150ml sunflower oil 200g carrots, grated orange orate coloured sprinkles, to dec
For the icing :
100g butter, sof tened 300g sof t cheese 100g icing sugar, sifted 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method :
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