Holly Jade's Vegan Maple and Carrot Cake Cupcakes - Maple from Canada

Ingredients

• 240ml of dairy-free milk
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp pure Canadian maple syrup (preferably <a href="https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/about/four-grades-of-maple/">amber syrup</a> for its rich taste)
• 210g self-raising flour
• 1 tbsp dark brown sugar
• 100g maple sugar or caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate of soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp of ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 60ml sunflower oil
• 60g grated carrots
• 1 tbsp pure Canadian maple syrup (preferably <a href="https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/about/four-grades-of-maple/">amber syrup</a> for its rich taste)
• 50g dairy-free cream (single, double or coconut cream)
• 15ml dairy-free milk
• 250g dairy-free butter
• 20g dairy-free cream cheese
• 300g icing sugar
• Aquafaba
• 1 tsp pure Canadian maple syrup (preferably <a href="https://www.maplefromcanada.co.uk/about/four-grades-of-maple/">golden syrup</a> for its delicate taste)
• Orange food gel
• Green food gel