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Carrot Cupcakes

These carrot cupcakes are moist and delicious smeared with cream cheese frosting perfect for your Spring or Easter celebration.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword carrot cupcakes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (6.25 ounces)
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¾ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ⅛ tsp cloves
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ lb medium carrots (3-4) peeled and shredded
  • ¾ cup sugar (5.25 ounces)
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar (1.75 ounces)
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup olive oil or vegetable oil

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 5 Tbsp butter softened to room temperature
  • 3 tsp sour cream
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar (4.5 ounces)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with baking cups. If you are doubling this recipe to make two nine inch round cakes, grease and flour them both.

  2. Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl. In a food processor, using the fine shredding disk, shred the carrots. You should have about 1 ½ cups.

  3. In the bowl of a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the sugars and eggs on medium-high until combined. Reduce to medium and while the mixer is running, add the oil in a slow, steady stream, pouring it on the side of the bowl to avoid splattering. When the oil is all added, increase the speed to high and mix until it is well emulsified. This should take about one minute and the color will be a bit lighter.

  4. Turn off the mixer and stir in the carrots and dry ingredients by hand until well combined.

  5. Using a medium ice cream scoop, place a scoopful into prepared muffin tin. Bake for 15 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. If you are making the round cakes, bake for 30-40 minutes. For cakes, allow to cool for about 30 minutes and then invert on a wire rack to continue cooling.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Mix the cream cheese, butter, sour cream, and vanilla with a hand mixer until combined. Add the sugar and mix for about one minute until smooth and fluffy. Frost when the cupcakes or cakes are completely cool. Enjoy!