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These carrot cake cupcakes are a modified version of my favorite carrot cake.
The recipe is almost identical to the cake portion except for a bit more liquid in the batter — the original is perfect for cake but I found it to be too dense in the small space of a cupcake liner and added some milk for a bit of levity.
You can have Carrot Cupcakes using 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Carrot Cupcakes
- You need 2 Cups of All-Purpose Flour.
- You need 1 1/2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder.
- You need 1/2 Teaspoon of Salt.
- It's 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon , ground.
- Prepare 4 of Eggs.
- Prepare 1 Cup of White Sugar Granulated.
- You need 1 Cup of Vegetable Oil.
- You need 2 Cups of Carrots , finely grated.
- Prepare 1 Cup of Apple , grated.
- Prepare 1/2 Cup of Walnuts , coarsely chopped.
- It's 1 Cup of Raisins Currants or.
This carrot cake cupcakes recipe is basically just a sized-down my the three-layer cake recipe. So you can trust that the recipe itself is already well-vetted and well-loved. I can vouch that it's also easy to make entirely by hand without any kind of mixer. And while I personally prefer to hold the nuts and raisins when baking my own carrot.
Carrot Cupcakes step by step
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- In a separate bowl sieve flour, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon..
- In another large bowl beat the eggs, sugar for 5-6 minutes. Add oil to the above and beat until slightly thickened..
- Beat lightly in the flour mixture until incorporated..
- With a large rubber spatula fold in the grated carrots, grated apple, chopped nuts, and raisins..
- Pour the above to paper lined or greased cup cake tray, filling the cups 2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until fork or tooth pick inserted into the cake comes out clean..
Carrot Cake with Pineapple Frosting "Delicious! Everyone raved over dessert tonight—this cake is a definite keeper!" - Christina. Carrot Cupcakes & White Chocolate Icing "Cupcakes are FULL of flavor. Received a ton of compliments." - Lady K. Sam's Famous Carrot Cake Decorate Dan Lepard's rich carrot cupcakes with mini-chocolate Easter eggs at Easter time, or top with sugar-paste carrots for the rest of the year.
