Hello readers! Are you feeling ambitious and want to try a new cake recipe? If so, we recommend trying carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting! These delicious treats are sure to be a hit with all your friends, and they're super easy to make. Just follow our simple steps and you'll be able to prepare a delicious batch in no time. So what are you waiting for? Give these carrot cupcakes a try today!
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting - a perfect treat for all the kids in your life. A wholesome cupcake with delicious carrot frosting topped with sprinkles, this is a fun way to spend the afternoon playing with your kids.
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting is a healthy dessert recipe that can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike. It is an easy to make and absolutely delicious dish.
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup natural applesauce
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups finely shredded carrots (about 2 medium carrots)
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
- 4 ounces ⅓ fat cream cheese (recommended: Neufchatel)
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Sift together the first 6 ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk the oil, brown sugar and eggs until well combined. Whisk in the applesauce, vanilla and carrots. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in ¼ cup of the chopped walnuts.
- Divide the batter between the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- With an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and lemon zest until smooth and creamy. Frost the cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts. The cupcakes should be stored in the refrigerator.
- The cupcakes were absolutely delicious. They were moist and the frosting was rich and creamy. I will definitely make these again, they are a favorite of mine. I would like to try them with chocolate chips in the batter next time, but I am sure they will be just as good with buttercream frosting.
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup natural applesauce
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups finely shredded carrots about 2 medium carrots
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
- 4 ounces ⅓ fat cream cheese recommended: Neufchatel
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar sifted
- ½ teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Sift together the first 6 ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk the oil, brown sugar and eggs until well combined. Whisk in the applesauce, vanilla and carrots. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Stir in ¼ cup of the chopped walnuts.
- Divide the batter between the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- With an electric mixer, beat together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and lemon zest until smooth and creamy. Frost the cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts. The cupcakes should be stored in the refrigerator.
Well, isn’t this special recipe something you haven’t tried before? After all, there are many recipes for carrot cupcakes but not a single one can beat the taste of this new and delicious recipe! It is like baking with your favorite dessert.
We would be happy to know how these Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting turned out. We love them too much!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is carrot cake frosting made of?
Carrot cake frosting is typically made of softened cream cheese, Dutch-processed cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, caster sugar, and ground cinnamon. These ingredients are mixed together until you have a smooth paste that can be decorated as desired.
How do you store carrot cake with cream cheese frosting?
How to preserve an iced carrot cake: Place your iced and cream cheese-decorated carrot cake in the refrigerator. Your cream cheese icing will melt and slide off the cake if it is kept at room temperature. Uncut cakes can be kept for approximately a week, uncovered, in the refrigerator.
How long does carrot cake with cream cheese frosting last?
If properly preserved, carrot cake with cream cheese icing can keep for about a week in the refrigerator. If the cake is kept in the fridge for more than a week, its freshness will start to wane and it might even dry up.
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