Carrot Cupcakes Recipe

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To try to get my family to eat more vegetables, I often "hide" nutritional foods inside sweet treats. The carrots add wonderful moistness to these cupcakes, which have a rich cream cheese frosting. Now we can have our cake and eat our vegetables, too!

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Carrot Cupcakes Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 24 Servings
15 20 35

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups grated carrots
  • CHUNKY FROSTING:
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup chopped raisins

Directions

  • 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 at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing form 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. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 326 calories, 18 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 51 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Carrot Cupcakes in Taste of Home December/January 2001, p25

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Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2011 by mollyque

I LOVE THESE. I've made them twice, once as cupcakes and once as a cake. The first time, I used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 regular flour. The 2nd time, I used all whole wheat flour and subbed applesauce for the oil. It was DELICIOUS.

 
 
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