Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Carrot cake cupcake with white frosting on a plate

A moist and fluffy carrot cake cupcakes recipe! Perfect for Easter or any time of year, these are sure to be the star of your dessert table.

Course cupcakes

Cuisine American

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Total Time 45

Servings cupcakes

Calories 219kcal

Author Sam Merritt

Equipment

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups (157 g) all-purpose flour
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
½ cup (100 g) light brown sugar packed
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¾ cups (180 ml) avocado, vegetable, or canola oil
2 large eggs room temperature
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 Tablespoons milk
1 ½ cups (170 g) grated carrots
½ cup (60 g) chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
1 batch Cream Cheese Frosting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a 12-count muffin pans with paper liners.
In the bowl of a stand mixer (or in a large bowl using an electric mixer), whisk together flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar packed, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Stir in oil. Add eggs, one at a time, pausing to scrape down sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat until well-combined.
¾ cups avocado, vegetable, or canola oil, 2 large eggs
Stir in vanilla extract and milk.
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, 2 Tablespoons milk
Add carrots and nuts (if using). and stir until combined.
1 ½ cups grated carrots, ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
Evenly divide batter into cupcake liners, filling each ⅔-¾ of the way full. Transfer to oven and bake on 350F (175C) for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
Allow to cool in the baking tin for 5 minutes before carefully removing to a cooling rack to cool completely before decorating with cream cheese frosting*.
1 batch Cream Cheese Frosting

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Notes

*Cream cheese frosting recipe will decorate 12 cupcakes if you use as much frosting as seen in the photos. If you plan to just spread the frosting on the cupcakes, you can probably get away with cutting the frosting recipe in half.

Storing

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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