Name: Simple Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: White sugar - 1 cup; Unsweetened applesauce - 4 ounces; Vegetable oil - ½ cup; Eggs, at room temperature - 2 large; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 cup; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Freshly grated carrots - 1 ½ cups; Raisins (Optional) - ¼ cup; Shredded sweetened coconut (Optional) - ¼ cup; Crushed pineapple, drained (Optional) - ¼ cup; Chopped pecans (Optional) - ¼ cup; Cream cheese, at room temperature - 1 (8 ounce) package; Unsalted butter, at room temperature - ½ cup; Powdered sugar - 4 cups; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Mini marshmallows, colored sanding sugar, pearl sprinkles, and/or mini chocolate candies as needed - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients for - Simple Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. White sugar 1 cup

2. Unsweetened applesauce 4 ounces

3. Vegetable oil ½ cup

4. Eggs, at room temperature 2 large

5. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

6. All-purpose flour 1 cup

7. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

8. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

9. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

10. Salt ¼ teaspoon

11. Freshly grated carrots 1 ½ cups

12. Raisins (Optional) ¼ cup

13. Shredded sweetened coconut (Optional) ¼ cup

14. Crushed pineapple, drained (Optional) ¼ cup

15. Chopped pecans (Optional) ¼ cup

16. Cream cheese, at room temperature 1 (8 ounce) package

17. Unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup

18. Powdered sugar 4 cups

19. Vanilla extract 2 teaspoons

20. Mini marshmallows, colored sanding sugar, pearl sprinkles, and/or mini chocolate candies as needed 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Simple Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.

2 . Stage

Whisk together sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs, and vanilla for cupcakes in a large bowl. Sift in flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; mix until well combined. Add grated carrots, raisins, shredded coconut, crushed pineapple, and pecans; mix until fully incorporated. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling halfway.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4 . Stage

Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and butter for frosting with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually mix in powdered sugar and beat until creamy. Mix in vanilla.

5 . Stage

Frost cupcakes when they are completely cool; if they are even slightly warm, the frosting will melt. Decorate as desired. Simple Carrot cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. Allrecipes