Bank Robbers & Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Every news channel in the area was here. Actually, most of them are still here at 11:15 pm.
One of the robbers' cars is being towed.
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
2 cups Raw Sugar
1 1/3 cups Olive Oil
1/4 cup Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
3 Eggs
2 cups Unbleached Flour
2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
2 tsp Baking Soda
1 1/2 tsp Pink Salt
1 lb. Grated Carrots
2 Cups Trail Mix or 1 cup Raisins and 1 cup Pecans, chopped
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe(doubled)
I know what you're thinking, Trail Mix?!?! I got blocked in after we got back from lunch, and they didn't really want anyone coming and going while they were searching for the robbers in the building across the street. Someone in my house ate all of my pecans and raisins, so I started looking through the house for a substitute since I already had the batter started. I saw the trail mix I take with me when I go hiking every day with my dog. I thought, why not.... I didn't notice a huge difference in taste, and Jaiden ended up liking these better.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In your mixer, beat the sugar, oil, milk, and vanilla extract together.
Add the eggs one at a time. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in thirds. Remove the beater and stir in the grated carrots.
Stir in the trail mix or raisins and pecans.
Line your cupcake pan with paper liners and fill each cup 3/4 full.
Bake for 10 minutes, then turn the heat down to 350 and bake for 20 more minutes. Let cool completely on a baking rack before icing.
We snuck out the back door of our apartments and went out for our walk while we waited for the cupcakes to cool.

When we got back, we frosted the cupcakes, of course, and had to sample them.
Here's the difference between Morelli and me. My first thought was always of cake. His first thought was always of sex. Don't get me wrong I like sex...a lot. But it's never going to replace cake.
-- Janet Evanovich
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