Once upon a time, I devised a super-healthy cupcake to bring to a nursing home.
A Popularity Contest
Voted most popular? The 24-Carrot Cupcakes.
With their good-for-you stats and delicious taste, it seemed everyone in bloggieland wanted to be their friend. However, the cupcakes must’ve done something to fall out of favor with the “in” crowd; recently they’ve felt very lonely. How lonely? Why, single-lady lonely, of course!
Single-Lady Carrot Cake Cupcake
(Serves One!)
- 30g (scant 1/4 cup) flour
- 20g applesauce, oil, or pre-melted margarine (scant 1T plus 1 tsp)
- a little over 1/16th tsp salt
- about 1T shredded carrot (20g)
- 1T water or milk of choice (or a little more if needed)
- 1/4 tsp each vanilla extract, cinnamon, and baking powder
- sweetener, such as 1 packet NuNaturals stevia or 2 tsp sugar
Combine all dry ingredients, then mix in liquid (including applesauce, if using). Transfer to a muffin tin, ramekin, or even a mini loaf pan. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 325F, for 12-15 minutes. Or try cooking it in the microwave!
See 24 carrot-cupcake post for nutrition information.
I iced my carrot cupcake with Healthy Cream-Cheese Icing.
And added a little shredded carrot for panache.
Super Bowl Sunday
How did you spend your Sunday? Did you watch the Super Bowl?
Football’s not my favorite sport to watch (that’d be hockey). However, depending on the teams involved, I’m sometimes interested in the Super Bowl. This year, not so much. But I did go to a party… and I did bring along a healthy chocolate cake. More on that later this week! And thanks to everyone who weighed in on yesterday’s post. There didn’t seem to be any clear-cut winners, but I’d love to hear your thoughts if you haven’t yet left them.
yay you made the carrot cake. i had to root for the black and gold BUT omg how do you botch the national anthem? also, i was pained to sit through that halftime show. holy fergie keep your mouth shut! yikes.
I agree! I’d told my bf that I liked the black eyed peas, and he said, “Who are they?” After halftime, I was embarrassed to have said I liked them!
Yay! The carrot cake for one!!!! I can’t wait to make it 🙂
I spent my Sunday baking!!!
I didn’t really watch anything other than the halftime game. I’ve already forgotten who’s won. I prefer hockey and just about any other sport. Although the Glee show afterwards did make football more interesting to me. 🙂
I knew I liked you. Hockey > football. Always :).
I didn’t even see the superbowl, let alone go to a party. I was busy doing homework watching the office and outsourced with my boyfriend. 🙂 Needless to say, it was a very unproductive night, followed by Glee after the superbowl. 🙂 (I kind of wanted to watch it, but I didn’t know what channel it was on… Isn’t that silly? And I realized after that I had missed all the commercials. 🙁 So left out of American culture…. Hahahaha. Those cupcakes sound yummlicious, and I hope everyone enjoyed that cake! It sounds fantastic! (Then again, anything chocolate sounds fantastic! 😉)
Aly
This looks so good! You’re a genius, I swear.
Thank you for the recipe – sounds amazing! 😀
Didnt watch football, havent even been online enough yet today to even hear about and debacles or anything that went wrong with the halftime show, Christina, etc. Im sure I will hear all about it 🙂
Skylar and i went to the mall during the game for a girls day out 🙂 We went make up and body spray shopping and it was fabulous!
Love the cupcake!!
Love football so we did watch the game, but it wasn’t really an exciting game. Hated the performances this year, embarressing!!
I will have to try this cupcake, I love cupcakes 🙂
As for yesterdays post, I sometimes plan in advance for posts on weekends. If I have several thoughts at once I start the draft, mainly so I don’t forget. I usually blog daily but have be known to miss a day…soemtimes life is more important.
I love and live by lists!
I can’t wait to try that cupcake. Carrot Cake is the dessert of my childhood, so it’s definitely one of my favorite desserts. Or breakfasts, because this is healthy enough for breakfast!
I’m totally a hockey girl too, but there was a doritos commercial that was hilarious. I think it was called “house sitting” or something.
Brilliant! Would you believe I’ve never had carrot cake in my life? That is about to change, as soon as I get home tonight 😉
Oh no! Yes, you must remedy this lol.