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Indian carrot halwa cupcake with cardamom cream cheese
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Gajar Ka Halwa Cupcakes

Cupcakes filled with a traditional Indian sweet, gajar ka halwa (carrot halwa), and topped with a cream cheese cardamom icing
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Indian
Keyword: Carrot cupcake, Indian carrot pudding, Indian fusion, indian fusion desserts, indian fusion food, unique carrot cupcake
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 183kcal
Author: Shilpa Joshi

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup gajar ka halwa
  • 1 package cupcake mix (I used Cherrybrook Village) or use my eggless vanilla cupcake recipe https://someindiangirl.com/eggless-vanilla-cupcake-recipe/

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 3/4 tsp cardamom fine powder

Carrot Shape Decorations

  • ½ package marzipan
  • Green and orange food color I used Chefmaster natural colors

Instructions

  • Make 12 cupcakes: Prepare cupcakes according to mix instructions or use your favorite vanilla cupcake recipe
  • Make gajar ka halwa (¼see link above)
  • While cupcakes and halwa cool prepare decorations and icing
  • Carrot decorations: Take about 4 oz. marzipan – color 3/4 of it orange and 1/4 green and shape into carrots with green leaf-like strings (I used a toothpick to make indentations on the carrots to make it a little more lifelike)
  • Icing: Whip together cream cheese, Earth Balance, icing sugar and cardamom and fill into an icing bag (I used Wilton tip 1M and kept the icing in the fridge until I was ready to ice the cupcakes)
  • Core the cupcakes/scoop out cupcake in middle and fill with about 1 tsp gajar ka halwa. Put some of the scooped out cupcake back on top.
  • Frost the cupcakes and top with the carrot marzipan decorations and enjoy!!

Notes

Optional: Sprinkle crushed almonds or mixed nuts as a topping for the cupcakes
Link to gajar ka halwa recipe is here
Link to my eggless vanilla cupcake recipe is here

Nutrition

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg