Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

This year I wanted to make a special treat for an Easter day dessert and I came up with these delicious carrot cake cupcakes! They are so moist and tasty and will definitely be a staple in our household. I enjoyed eating them as muffins without the cream cheese frosting as well if you aren’t wanting something too sweet.

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Materials you will need

• Mixing bowls
• Hand mixer
• Cupcake tin
• Paper cupcake liners
• Wooden spoon
• Measuring cups & spoons
• Ice cream scoop

Ingredients For Carrot Cake Cupcakes

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup avocado oil
• 5 oz shredded carrots

Ingredients For Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter room temperature
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

Steps For How To Make Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake tin with paper cupcake liners & set aside.

Step 2:

In a medium size bowl add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, & nutmeg. Whisk together until well combined & set aside.

Step 3:

In a large bowl add brown sugar, granulated sugar, & avocado oil. Using your hand mixer, beat together for about 1 minute until well combined.

Step 4:

Add eggs and pure vanilla extract. Beat together until incorporated.

Step 5:

With the hand mixer on low, add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.

Step 6:

Grate 5 oz of fresh carrots & add to mixture. Using a spoon, stir together to incorporate the shredded carrots.

Step 7:

Evenly distribute the cupcake batter into the 12 lined cupcake tins using an ice cream scoop. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Once done, remove cupcakes from baking tin & place on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Preparing The Cream Cheese Frosting

Step 1:

Beat together the room temperature cream cheese & butter until well combined.

Step 2:

Add in the maple syrup & pure vanilla extract and beat all the ingredients together.

Decorating Your Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Once your cupcakes are completely cooled you can spread on the icing with a knife or use a piping bag. You can sprinkle a little cinnamon on top of the icing or even add some crushed nuts like pecans or walnuts.

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Until next time,

Ellen