These carrot buns are delicious. They do, unfortunately, look very boring and don’t photograph well so I decided to put cream cheese frosting onto some of them to prettify them up a bit – much to the delight of my Bonus Boy!

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My children have helped me make these since they were tiny and they remain a firm favourite.

They are delicious just as they are but, if you want to frost them, simply beat the frosting ingredients together adding enough icing sugar to make a stiff but easily spreadable paste. I popped a spoonful on top of a few of the buns (we are not all frosting fans) and then used a butter knife to spread it out and then to whirl them a bit. A wafer daisy topped them off nicely.

Carrot Buns

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Course: Baked Goods, Cake

Cuisine: English

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 12

Calories: 157kcal

Author: Chris Mosler | Thinly Spread

Ingredients

For the buns

• 175 g butter at room temperature
• 100 g brown sugar
• 1 free range egg at room temperature
• 1 tbsp milk
• 225 g carrots grated
• 140 g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp grated nutmeg

For the frosting

• 60 g cream cheese
• 15 g unsalted butter
• 100 g icing sugar you may need a little more

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Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 180°C/360°F and line a 12 hole bun tray with paper cases
• Cream the butter and sugar together using an electric mixer until light and fluffy
• Beat in the egg and milk
• Stir in the grated carrots
• Sieve the flour, bicarb, baking powder and spices and stir into the bun mix
• Spoon the mixture into the paper cases, filling them almost to the top
• Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the tops spring back when pressed lightly with your finger
• Cool on a wire rack

Notes

Nutritional information is only an approximate guideline. Calculations will vary according to the ingredients you use and your cooking methods.

Nutrition

Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 106mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 3275IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg

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