Carrot Cake Cupcakes With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Name: Carrot Cake Cupcakes With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 ⅛ cups white sugar; ⅓ cup brown sugar; ¼ cup vegetable oil; ½ cup applesauce; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 ½ cups shredded carrots; ½ cup crushed pineapple; 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 ounce white chocolate; 0.5 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon orange extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Servings: persons

2 eggs
1 ⅛ cups white sugar
⅓ cup brown sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
½ cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups shredded carrots
½ cup crushed pineapple
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 ounce white chocolate
0.5 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon orange extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon heavy cream

1
Carrot Cake:.
2
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3
Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners (I like the foil liners!
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).
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Beat together the eggs, white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl.
6
Mix in the vegetable oil, apple sauce, and vanilla.
7
Fold in carrots and pineapple.
8
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
9
Mix flour mixture into the carrot mixture until evenly moist.
10
Fold in 1/2 cup walnuts.
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Transfer to the prepared muffin cups.
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Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.
13
Cool completely on wire racks before topping with the icing and sprinkling with remaining walnuts.
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Frosting:.
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In small saucepan, melt white chocolate over low heat.
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Stir until smooth, and allow to cool to room temperature.
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In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth.
18
Mix in white chocolate, vanilla extract, and orange extract.
19
Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until the mixture is fluffy.
20
Mix in heavy cream.

1532

kcal

Calories

Fat

243

Carbs

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 22 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 2 eggs, 1 ⅛ cups white sugar, ⅓ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup vegetable oil, and more.

Yes, Carrot Cake Cupcakes With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes With White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

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