Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins

INGREDIENTS

for Filling

1/4 cup

granulated sugar

1 8 ounce package

cream cheese

few drops of Fiori di Sicilia flavor, optional but very tasty

for Muffins

2 1/4 cups

King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

1/2 cup

granulated sugar

1/4 cup

light brown sugar, firmly packed

1 1/2 tsp

baking powder

1/4 tsp

baking soda

1 1/2 tsp

ground cinnamon

3/4 tsp

ground ginger

3/4 tsp

salt

large eggs

3/4 cup

water

1/3 cup

vegetable oil

1 cup

grated carrots, lightly packed; about 2 medium-large carrots