Though carrot cake can, AND SHOULD, be celebrated at all times of the year, it feels especially wonderful in the spring for some reason. The tender crumb, the super moist (sorry if you need us to be sorry 😬) texture, the hints of cinnamon spice. Also we’d be lying if we said we weren’t in it for the cream cheese frosting. Cuz we are. Always. With any occasion. If there’s smooth swoopy cream cheese frosting involved, we’re there. comment icon 503 more comments And these little cupcakes are the best. Just the best. The perfect little bringable treat for all the spring things. Easter brunch? Yup. Mother’s Day? You bet. Those plants that you were sure you killed last year are starting to bloom again? GO GRAB YOURSELF A CARROT CAKE CUPCAKE, FRIEND! You earned it.
In This Post: Everything You Need For Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients You’Ll Need For These Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Pretty standard baking lineup for these guys, so hopefully your pantry is already mostly holding the keys to the kingdom, but here’s what you’ll need:
flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, saltcinnamongrated carrotsoil (any neutral-tasting kind will do)eggscream cheesebutterpowdered sugarvanilla
We love a relatively short ingredient list, especially when we’re talking cake AND frosting so this recipe is a real winner. Carrot cake nirvana is almost yours!
Let’s Make Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
You’ve got your ingredients and your love of cupcakes at the ready, so let’s get carrot caking, shall we? Here’s how you do it: Then, hooray! It’s carrot cake cupcake time! Spread them out on the party table. Stack ‘em up on those cutesie cupcake towers. Plop one down on the plate of your kiddo just to celebrate any old Wednesday.Â
Variations On These Incredible CupcakesÂ
Whether you’re making these for a party or shower or brunch or dessert, you can doll ‘em up anyway you like! Are you a raisin person? Don’t be shy! Some juicy plump golden raisins would be great in here. (Or regular too, of course. We see you, nature’s candy!) Maybe you want to chop up some walnuts and toss them in the batter or sprinkle them on top of those frosting coils. Some of you like to get wild and put pineapple and coconut in your carrot cake. Go get it, friends! Do you really love frosting? Listen, double that batch then with reckless abandon. However you do it, just make sure you cupcake. Because, CUPCAKES. Always A+.
More Carrot Desserts We Love
Carrot Cake Coffee Cake (you definitely need that honey butter on top – so good!)Raw Vegan Carrot Cake Bites (add white chocolate chips, if you want, for a fun twist)Healthy Carrot Muffins (wholesome and easy to make)
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