Carrots, muffins, sultanas - that's all healthy right?
200g/7 oz plain/all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
100g/3 1/2 oz light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon mixed spice
100ml/3 1/2 fl oz milk
50g/1 3/4 oz butter, melted
250g/9 oz grated carrot
70g/2 3/4 oz sultanas
Icing
150g icing sugar
1-2 tablespoons water
Few drops food colouring (optional)
Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
Pop 10 paper cases into a muffin tin.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, spice and sugar.
In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, vanilla extract, milk and melted butter.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry along with the grated carrot and sultanas. Stir to combine.
Spoon the mixture equally between the paper cases.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
Cool.
Mix the icing sugar with the water and food colouring, spoon over the top of the muffins.
