Carrot cupcakes recipe Recipe | Better Homes & Gardens Australia

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cardamom
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp fine salt
• ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 90ml canola oil
• 1 cup grated carrot
• ½ small ripe pineapple, finely
• diced, squeezed of excess juice
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange
• Spiced pistachios
• ¼ tsp ground cardamom
• 1 Tbsp icing sugar
• 85g unsalted pistachios
• Cream cheese Icing
• 250g cream cheese, chopped
• 3 Tbsp icing sugar, sifted
• Zest of ½ orange