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

Simple Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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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