Sweet Potato - Carob Cupcakes With Cinnamon
Sweet Potato - Carob Cupcakes With Cinnamon
Equipment
- electric mixer
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 320 g mashed sweet potato
- 210 g flour
- 100 g soft brown sugar
- 180 ml vegetable oil
- 30 g carob powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp soda bicarbonate
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- flax seeds to sprinkle optional
For the Vanilla Frosting
- 420 g icing sugar
- 225 g margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 Celsius.Wash the sweet potato (one medium-large sweet potato should be enough) and roast it as a whole for about 40 -50 minutes until it's soft in the oven. Let it cool, peel and mash with a fork.
- Add all the ingredients and combine.
- Fill the cupcake cups and sprinkle with flax seeds or sesame seeds.
- Optional: make a quick, simple vegan frosting: add the ingredients to a mixing bowl. Using your electric mixer, start at low speed, gradually increasing speed. It should be very thick, but still easily spreadable.
- Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes, let them cool down before decorating.
