Carrot Cupcakes

recipe

Carrot Cupcakes

Cream cheese frosting

Ingredients

  • Cupcakes:
  • 1.25 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1.0 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1.0 teaspoons Baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoons Baking soda
  • 0.25 teaspoons Ground ginger
  • Kosher Salt
  • 2.0 cups Carrots
  • 0.75 cups Canola oil
  • 3.0 count Egg
  • 0.75 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 0.25 cups Brown sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoons Vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cups Walnuts
  • 0.5 cups Raisins
  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 1.0 count Cream cheese
  • 0.5 cups Butter
  • 0.5 cups Confectioners’ sugar
  • 1.0 teaspoons Lemon
  • 0.25 teaspoons Vanilla extract

Equipment

mixing bowls

whisk

Brava muffin tin

paper muffin cups

rubber spatula

wire cooling rack

Nutrition Information

Allergens: None

Tags

  • Sweets
  • Kid Friendly
  • Brava Accessory
  • Bread
  • Desserts
  • Eggs
  • Muffin Tin
  • Recipes
  • Vegetables

Instructions

  1. step
    1

    Prep flour & carrot mixtures

    • In medium bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger and salt.
    • In another medium bowl, whisk together carrots, canola oil, eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract.

  2. step
    2

    Finish cupcake batter

    • Add carrot mixture to flour mixture and stir until no large lumps remain.
    • If using, add walnuts and raisins and stir to combine.
    • Line Brava muffin tin with paper muffin cups. Using rubber spatula, divide batter among cups, filling each three-fourths full.

  3. step
    3

    Bake cupcakes

    • Press green button to begin preheating.
    • When Brava is preheated, slide muffin tin into top shelf. Press green button again to begin baking.
    • When your food is done, transfer muffin tin to wire rack and let cool completely.
    • While cupcakes cool, prepare frosting.

  4. step
    4

    Make cream cheese frosting & frost cupcakes

    • In medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, butter, confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract until smooth.
    • Spread frosting on cooled cupcakes.