Carrots to clear, RUB on a small grater. Grated carrots should be 1 Cup. Mix with sugar, baking powder, vegetable oil.

Add the candied orange peel. I cook for cakes. http://www.povarenok.ru/recipes/show/56175/ Here you can see the method of their preparation.

Add the flour and knead a soft dough.

Divide the dough into 12 pieces, roll into balls and put in muffin tins.

Bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for about 40 minutes.

When the cupcakes bake, quick boil the icing sugar and a small amount of water and cover with frosting the cupcakes. The icing hardens very quickly, so we need to act quickly.

Apricots thoroughly washed, to boil on slow fire with addition of juice of the 1st of orange, orange zest and light syrup or honey.

In a blender, chop apricots ready.

Add the chopped almonds.

And now a small digression. My grandson is 1 year and 1 month. When the son said that he goes to school young geniuses, I was in shock. How to make my absolutely independent and independent of the grandson to sit still, to listen, or to do something? One of the first lessons he concocted a carrot! Ask your son how must be talented teachers to make a year-old baby sculpt? Mom, it's just, answers the son. In his hand laid a slice of orange clay, gently squeezed the stick, the carrot is ready! (I can only guess how much those classes). We are already adults and are obviously not geniuses. But the carrot in this way will be able to do. Isn't it? So, take a small piece of the obtained paste, and with powdered sugar, and hand formed carrots.

Decorate our carrot cupcakes. I have no doubt how good this decoration for the kids. And it is still useful! And when you consider that the muffins lean, it is clear that they are an excellent addition to Lenten table for adults! [center][url=http://www.povarenok.ru/images/users/10_03_12/513017.jpg][img]http://www.povarenok.ru/images/users/10_03_12/small/513017.jpg[/img][/url][/center]