Luscious Carrot Cupcakes recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 ¼ cups brown sugar
2 ¼ cups grated carrots
1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar, or as needed
½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese (such as Philadelphia®)
3 tablespoons butter
½ lemon, juiced
1 lemon, zested

Nutrition Info

483.2 calories
carbohydrate: 76.1 g
cholesterol: 64.4 mg
fat: 19 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 4.3 g
saturatedFat: 6.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 224.6 mg
sugar: 60 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Mix 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons oil, eggs, brown sugar, and grated carrots together, in that order, in a bowl.

  3. Mix flour, cinnamon, baking powder, vanilla sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to oil mixture and stir to combine. Fill 12 cups of a muffin tin with the batter.

  4. Bake on the middle rack of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes, do not overbake. Cool completely before frosting, about 45 minutes.

  5. Mix confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, butter, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl, stir until the icing reaches a smooth, thick, and creamy texture. Cover icing with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set, at least 30 minutes, before topping cupcakes.

Recipe Yield

1 dozen cupcakes

Recipe Note

After trying a wide range of different approaches, I finally hit the right combination of ingredients for a lush, moist, and intensely tasteful carrot cake batter. Do yourself a favor and try it ASAP! Optional: Decorate with flakes of hazelnut and slices of lemon peel.

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