It worked

I'd been wanting to try my mother's carrot cake recipe and bake them in muffin pans ever since I'd discovered cupcake making. Well, I got my chance yesterday.

Right out of the oven

This is a recipe she got from a professor visiting from the US, and she's had it since the late 70s. I followed the directions to the letter, except for the frosting, which I'd adjusted to suit my taste.

On the rack, with and without frosting 

The cake itself is good enough, and in fact my mother bakes loaves of these to give as gifts at Christmas, but the cream cheese frosting makes it "to die for," as my sister said (and our father agrees).

Best I've ever made, according to my father and sister

And so... another cupcake experiment stamped with the family seal of approval. :)