Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

I fell in love with carrot cake during the third trimester of my pregnancy with my daughter. This Thanksgiving, I decided to give a new recipe a try and it did not disappoint. And this is honestly the most MOIST carrot cake recipe I’ve ever tried. I’ve been testing out different recipes, and I’ve finally found one that I think I will be using here on out. So I had to share it with ya’ll <3

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 1 ½ cup vegetable oil

• 2 cups sugar

• 4 eggs

• 2 cups flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground Nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 3 cups grated carrots

• 1 cup chopped nuts or unsweetened coconut (optional)

• 1 small can crushed pineapple lightly drained (8 oz can)

Cream Cheese Icing:

• 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)

• 1 stick cream cheese (1 cup)

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 3-4 cups powdered sugar (depending on how stiff you want the icing)

The Process

Cupcakes

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Fill up cupcake tins with the baking cups.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together oil and sugar. Add eggs one at a time until well combined.

4. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

5. Add in pineapple and grated carrots and mix until just combined.

6. Mix in the chopped walnuts into the batter.

7. Pour batter into the cupcake tins and bake for about 40-50 minutes (it may take more or less depending on the oven so make sure to cook until a toothpick comes out clean)

Cream Cheese Icing:

1. In a large bowl with a hand mixer, add softened butter and cream cheese

2. On medium high speed, beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy (about 2 minutes)

3. Add salt and vanilla. Whip until combined

4. On low speed, add the powder sugar ½ cup at a time

5. Once all the sugar has been added, turn up the mixture and whip on medium high until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes)

6. Spread icing over the cooled cupcakes or use a pastry bag to apply the icing in a decorative way. This is a generous amount of icing, so add as much or little as you like

7. Chop up several pieces of walnuts finely and sprinkle on top of the cupcakes for garnish.

8. Enjoy!

XOXO

Tiff