18 Carrot Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Beat the sugar, oil, and vanilla together in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the eggs, 1 at a time. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Add the grated carrots, raisins, and walnuts to the remaining flour, mix well, and add to the batter. Mix until just combined.
• Line muffin pans with paper liners. Scoop the batter into 22 muffin cups until each is 3/4 full. Bake for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F and cook for a further 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a rack.
• For the frosting, cream the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the sugar and beat until smooth.
• When the cupcakes are cool, frost them generously and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and oil. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, allspice and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. Stir in carrots. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in the coconut, pecans and raisins. Frost cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners and grease with butter spray.
• Make the carrot cupcake batter: In a food processor, process the carrots until finely chopped.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the instant espresso powder and hot water until the granules dissolve. Let cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, whip the butter with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the granulated and brown sugars and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• In a small bowl, beat together the eggs and vanilla.
• Add the egg mixture to the butter mixture in thirds, beating on medium speed between each addition until fully incorporated.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in thirds, beating on low speed between each addition until incorporated.
• Add the coconut oil and beat on medium-low speed for 1 minute, until fluffy.
• Add the cooled instant espresso and cold brew and beat on low speed until smooth.
• Fold in the carrots and Fisher Walnuts until evenly incorporated.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, filling each about ¾ of the way full. Bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let cool completely before frosting.
• Meanwhile, make the vanilla latte buttercream frosting: In a small bowl, whisk together the instant espresso powder and hot water until the granules dissolve. Let cool to room temperature.
• In a large bowl, whip the butter with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 2 minutes. Add half of the powdered sugar at a time, beating on low speed between each addition until just incorporated.
• Add the vanilla, salt, and cooled instant espresso, and mix on low speed until fully incorporated and the frosting is smooth. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Make the spiced candied walnuts: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the butter and sugar, and cook, stirring constantly, until light brown in color, about 3 minutes. Add the Fisher Walnuts and toss until fully coated. Remove the pot from the heat.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the cinnamon, allspice, ginger, and salt.
• Sprinkle the spice mixture over the walnuts and toss until evenly coated.
• Spread the candied walnuts on the prepared baking sheet in an even layer and let cool completely, 10 minutes.
• To frost, place the tip of the piping bag at an angle at the edge of each cupcake and squeeze, rotating the cupcake and working toward the center, until covered in frosting. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a few candied walnuts.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• 1. Carrot Cake Directions
• 2. Line bottom of a 9x13 cake pan with parchment paper; lightly grease and flour sided of pan and the paper. Set aside. Preheat oven to 350.
• 3. Stir together dry ingredients. Beat eggs and next four ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add dry mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Fold in carrots and next three ingredients. Pour batter into prepared cake pan.
• 4. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 5. Buttermilk Glaze Directions
• 6. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Boil, stirring often, for four minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 7. Drizzle the Buttermilk Glaze evenly over the hot cake (I poke holes in my cake with a fork). Cool for fifteen minutes, flip onto your serving tray/cake plate. Cool completely, frost.
• 8. Cream Cheese Frosting
• 9. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and orange juice. Beat until smooth. Frost cooled cake, top with chopped pecans, coconut or both!

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine 2 cups flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in carrots and pineapple. Toss the raisins with the remaining flour until coated; fold into batter., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat until smooth. Frost cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Line two 9-cup muffin pans with baking liners.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar and eggs at high speed for 5 minutes. Add the oil and 2 tablespoons water; beat at medium speed until blended. Mix in the pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda. Mix in the flour at low speed; stir in the carrots.
• Fill each muffin cup halfway with batter and bake until golden, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
• Using the electric mixer, beat the butter and confectioners' sugar for 5 minutes. Add in the marshmallow cream and vanilla and mix until combined. Spread on the cupcakes.