SHF23 "Surprise Inside" Spice Cupcakes
So you think that veggie lovers don't some times long to make pretty little cupcakes? We do, we do! For this month's Sugar High Friday (the Surprise Inside edition , hosted by yours truly) I soooo wanted to try XX cupcakes with XX ice cream, recipes I've had my eyes on for a few months, awaiting the perfect occasion. THE CUPCAKES The surprise XX ingredient is ... parsnips! (No surprise that it's a vegetable, of course!) These cupcakes were really easy to make. If you don't have a mixer, this is perfect because no mixer is required, just a whisk and a wooden spoon. Taste-wise, they're great! The raw, grated parsnips fade into the background (like zucchini in zucchini cake) but the spice combination and proportions are magnificent, nothing shy, perfectly balanced. In fact, another time I wouldn't hesitate to try the cupcakes withOUT the parsnips. THE ICING Was good, maybe even very good with fresh ginger (another surprise?) stirred into an otherwise sta