CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES
CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES are the perfect Springtime treat. Serve them as an Easter breakfast or dessert.
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Carrot Cake is my all-time favorite cake – is that weird? I don’t know but I just love all of the flavors and textures that carrot cake brings.
These are a great way to make carrot cake for a crowd in individual servings. Moist cupcakes topped with your favorite frosting (I’m partial to cream cheese frosting on carrot cake).
- I prefer these cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. They are also great with vanilla frosting, or buttercream (homemade or store bought). Check out the frosting recipes below.
- Adding cinnamon to the batter helps enhance the flavor of the carrot and bring out some of its natural notes of sweetness.
Frosting For Carrot Cake Cupcakes:
VANILLA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING – MARSHMALLOW FROSTING – BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
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Table of Contents
CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2 cups white flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 large carrots peeled and shredded (about 1 cup)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Use an electric hand mixer to cream the butter and sugars together until fluffy.
- Add the eggs and milk to the creamed sugar - mix.
- Whisk flour and baking powder together. Add the wet batter - whisk the ingredients together until the flour is fully incorporated into the batter.
- Gently fold the shredded carrots into the batter with a spatula or large spoon.
- Fill a cupcake tin with liners and distribute the batter evenly between all the liners. Bake the cupcakes for 20 minutes or until centers are cooked through. Allow to cool for 20 minutes before frosting.
- Top with your favorite frosting - CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Nutrition
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