Carrot Cake Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Icing Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease 12 muffin cups with butter or line with paper liners.
• Sift flour, white sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger together in a large bowl.
• Beat canola oil and eggs into flour mixture with an electric mixer, beating each egg thoroughly before adding the next one.
• Stir carrots into mixture until well combined.
• Fill the prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full with carrot mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely.
• Beat unsalted butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer on high speed in a bowl until fluffy. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in vanilla extract and confectioners' sugar until combined. Increase speed to high, and beat until the frosting is fluffy, about 3 more minutes.
• Fill a pastry bag with the cream cheese frosting and pipe onto the cupcakes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line 12 muffin cups with paper or foil liners., In a large bowl, beat the first five ingredients until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; gradually beat into brown sugar mixture. Stir in carrots and walnuts., Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.

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 350 degrees. Oil a standard 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper liners. In a bowl, combine sugar, vegetable oil, orange juice, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and eggs.
• Stir in baking powder, baking soda, allspice, and salt. Add flour; mix. Stir in carrots, walnuts, and coconut.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 25 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.
• For the icing: In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
• Frost cupcakes, and garnish with shredded coconut.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases. In a large mixing bowl, mix the sugar, flours, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and orange zest. Whisk together the eggs and oil, then stir into the dry ingredients with the grated carrot. Divide the mixture between cases and bake for 20-22 mins until a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack before icing.
• For the icing, beat the butter until really soft, then beat in the soft cheese, icing sugar and vanilla. Use a palette or cutlery knife to swirl the icing on top of the cakes, then decorate with the sprinkles.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Place fluted paper liners in 18 muffin cups.
• In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
• In bowl of your electric mixer, with the paddle attachment, beat the eggs until frothy.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat until the batter is thick and light colored.
• Add the oil in a steady stream and then beat in the vanilla extract.
• Add the flour mixture and beat just until incorporated.
• With a large rubber spatula fold in the grated carrots and chopped nuts.
• Evenly divide the batter between the 18 muffin cups and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.
• Beat the butter and cream cheese until very smooth with no lumps.
• Gradually beat in the icing until fully incorporated and smooth.
• Beat in the vanilla extract.
• With a knife or small metal spatula spread cream cheese frosting on top of each cupcake.
• Place the sweetened coconut in a plastic bag along with a few drops of green food coloring.
• Shake the bag until all the coconut has been colored with the dye.
• Garnish with the green colored coconut and a foil covered chocolate egg.
• For the basket handles, place the ends of colored pipe cleaners into the sides of the cupcakes.
• Cover and refrigerate the cupcakes until serving time.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 standard muffin cups with paper liners.
• Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, allspice, salt, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix brown sugar, sour cream, white sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla together until smooth. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and stir until just combined. Stir in carrots, then fold in pecans. Divide batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• While the cupcakes are cooling, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar, a bit a time, until smooth and desired sweetness is achieved. Spread onto cooled cupcakes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 standard muffin tins with paper liners. In a bowl, whisk together carrots, eggs, sugar, oil, buttermilk, vanilla seeds, and raisins and nuts if desired. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Stir flour mixture into carrot mixture until well combined.
• Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until testers inserted into centers come out clean, 23 to 28 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks, 10 minutes. Turn out cupcakes onto wire racks, and let cool completely. Unfrosted cupcakes can be stored overnight at room temperature, or frozen for up to 2 months in airtight containers.
• Frost cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Frosted cupcakes can be refrigerated for up to 3 days; bring to room temperature, and sprinkle with toasted coconut (press gently to adhere) before serving.

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the middle of the oven; preheat oven to 350°; line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil liners.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together; set aside.
• In another bowl, whisk together the grated carrots, sugar, oil, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla together to combine.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold the flour mixture into the carrot mixture until completely combined.
• Divide batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake until golden brown and a pick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
• Let the cupcakes cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Make frosting--in a bowl, with an electric mixer on med-high speed, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Gradually beat in the sugar and mix until thoroughly combined; scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed; use right away, or if the consistency is too soft, refrigerate until the frosting is spreadable, about 15 minutes.
• Frost cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting (the frosted cupcakes can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 5 days; bring to room temperature before serving) and serve.

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°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 at 400°F for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350°F and cook for a further 35 minutes (**see note at bottom), until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool on a rack.
• 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.
• **I don't need to cook these for the entire additional 35 minutes. After I lower the temperature to 350°F; I start checking the muffins at around 15 minutes. Just keep watching them until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.