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Carrot Cake Cupcakes
A moist and fluffy carrot cake cupcakes recipe! Perfect for Easter or any time of year, these are sure to be the star of your dessert table.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 219 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ cups avocado, vegetable, or canola oil
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ cups grated carrots
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
- 1 batch Cream Cheese frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a 12-count muffin pans with paper liners.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl using an electric mixer), whisk together flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Stir in oil. Add eggs, one at a time, pausing to scrape down sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat until well-combined.
- Stir in vanilla extract and milk.
- Add carrots and nuts (if using). and stir until combined.
- Evenly divide batter into cupcake liners, filling each ⅔-¾ of the way full. Transfer to oven and bake on 350F (175C) for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
- Allow to cool in the baking tin for 5 minutes before carefully removing to a cooling rack to cool completely before decorating with cream cheese frosting*.
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Notes
- *Cream cheese frosting recipe will decorate 12 cupcakes if you use as much frosting as seen in the photos. If you plan to just spread the frosting on the cupcakes, you can probably get away with cutting the frosting recipe in half.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cupcake with frosting
Calories
219kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
179mg
(7%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
45IU
(1%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake with frosting | |
| Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 179mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 45IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.