Carrot Cake Muffins with Cinnamon Glaze

Description

Tasty muffins with a tangy spicy glaze!

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ⅔ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 3 carrots, grated
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, with juice
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 muffin pans
  2. or use paper liners.
  3. In a large bowl
  4. mix together flour
  5. baking powder
  6. 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  7. 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  8. allspice and salt. Mix in brown sugar
  9. white sugar and coconut. In a separate bowl
  10. combine eggs
  11. oil
  12. 1/2 cup buttermilk
  13. carrots
  14. pineapple
  15. and vanilla. Make a well in the middle of the flour mixture and add the egg/buttermilk mixture. Mix until batter is moistened. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full.
  16. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes
  17. or until the tops spring back when lightly tapped. Allow to cool.
  18. In a small bowl
  19. combine confectioners’ sugar
  20. 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 to 3 tablespoons buttermilk. Mix until smooth
  21. then refrigerate until thickened. Drizzle over cooled muffins.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 24

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