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Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe

Best carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
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These easy carrot cake cupcakes are ultra-moist, spiced just right, and topped with rich cream cheese frosting. A cozy, crowd-pleasing treat perfect for springtime—or anytime!

Ingredients

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1 and 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (166g), spooned and leveled

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

1/2 cup vegetable oil (120ml)

1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar (200g)

2 large eggs, room temp

1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce, sour cream, or plain yogurt (80g)

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

1.5 cups peeled, shredded, and chopped carrots (200g)

Optional: 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans; raisins

8 oz full-fat cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (113g)

3 cups confectioners’ sugar (360g)

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/8 tsp salt

Optional toppings: chopped nuts, white chocolate carrot toppers

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.
  2. In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
  3. In another bowl, mix oil, brown sugar, eggs, applesauce (or alternate), and vanilla. Stir in the carrots.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir just until combined. Batter will be slightly thick.
  5. Spoon into liners, filling about 3/4 full.
  6. Bake 21–23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
  7. For frosting: beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla, salt. Beat until fluffy. Chill if piping.
  8. Frost cooled cupcakes. Garnish if you’d like. Store in fridge up to 5 days.

Notes

  • Don’t use store-bought shredded carrots—they’re dry. Grate ’em fresh, then chop ’em up.
  • No applesauce? Try plain yogurt, sour cream, or even crushed pineapple.
  • Chill frosting before piping for better swirls.
  • These freeze great—just thaw overnight in the fridge.
  • Feel free to leave out the nuts or add raisins if you’re into that.

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