Cream Cheese Carrot Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can sliced carrots (drained)
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
1/3 cup canola oil or 1/3 cup vegetable oil
FILLING
8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar

Preparation

(You can use a food processor or an immersion blender ) Blend carrots until smooth in a small bowl.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices.
Whisk the egg and oil into the carrot puree.
Stir the carrot mixture into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
In a small bowl beat the filling ingredients until smooth.
Grease 12 muffin cups or use papers
Fill muffin cups one-third full with carrot muffin mixture. Drop by tablespoonful the cream cheese mixture into the center of each muffin. Top with the remaining carrot mixture batter.
Bake at 350F for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool a few minutes then remove to a wire rack.
Delicious warm but remember to refrigerate any leftovers.