Description
Carrot cake cupcakes are a delightful treat, combining moist cake with warm spices and luscious cream cheese frosting. Perfect for any celebration or just because!
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour
- Granulated Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Ground Cinnamon
- Salt
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- Shredded Carrots
- Chopped Walnuts or Pecans (optional)
- Cream Cheese Frosting (Cream Cheese, Butter, Powdered Sugar)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix eggs and oil until smooth; then combine with the dry ingredients to form a batter.
- Gently fold in shredded carrots and nuts if desired.
- Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners and fill each about two-thirds full with batter.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting with cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (60g)
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg