Inside-out Carrot Cake Muffins

Carrot Cake:

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
3 cups grated carrot

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix dry ingredients. Cream oil, eggs, sugar together, combine with dry mixture. Stir in grated carrots.

Filling:

1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, at room temperature

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 Tbs all-purpose flour

1 large egg

Mix together filling ingredients. Grease tart pans or muffin tins. Fill pans 1/4 way with cake mixture, layer another 1/4 filling on top, finish with 1/4 more carrot cake on top of filling. Bake 25-35 minutes.

 - Adrian Parkinson