Carrot, Orange and Cardamom Muffins

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    595

This combination of carrot, orange and cardamom has a delicious aroma whilst baking and the flavour is subtle and not too sweet. They are topped with a smooth and creamy cream cheese frosting.

recipe updated Nov 25, 2025

Ingredients

  • Carrot icon
    Carrot
    280 g
  • Apple icon
    Apple
    140 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1 ½
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    120 g
  • Cream cheese icon
    Cream cheese
    220 g
  • Pistachios icon
    Pistachios
    40 g
  • Dark brown sugar icon
    Dark brown sugar
    180 g
  • Vegetable oil icon
    Vegetable oil
    80 g
  • Orange juice icon
    Orange juice
    80 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    3
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    2 teaspoons
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    190 g
  • Spelt flour icon
    Spelt flour
    60 g
  • Raisins icon
    Raisins
    60 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    3 teaspoons
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    1 teaspoon
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    2 teaspoons
  • Ground cardamom icon
    Ground cardamom
    ½ teaspoon
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Icing sugar icon
    Icing sugar
    650 g
  • Orange juice icon
    Orange juice
    1 ½ tablespoons
  • Orange zest icon
    Orange zest
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Muffin pan - 12-hole

Step preview

  1. Making the muffins:
  2. Preheat the oven - 170ºC
  3. Line the muffin tin with paper cases
  4. Fit the Creaming Beater
  5. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  6. Mix until combined - 30 seconds, speed 1
  7. Then add the next ingredients
  8. Mix until combined - 30 seconds, speed 3
  9. Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases
  10. Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean - 20 minutes, 170ºC
  11. Remove the tin from the oven and let cool
  12. Making the frosting:
  13. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Creaming Beater
  14. Add butter into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  15. Mix until light and fluffy - 20 seconds, speed 2
  16. Then add the next ingredients
  17. Mix until combined and then scrape the bowl - 20 second, speed 2
  18. Mix until combined - 10 seconds, speed 1
  19. Using a palette knife, decorate the top of the muffins with the frosting
  20. Sprinkle the muffins with the remaining ingredients
  21. Serve
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