If you are a fan of carrot cake, you will surely love these moist carrot cake cupcakes. They are simple and easy to make, have a lovely spice tone, and are topped with a delicious homemade cream cheese frosting and walnuts.

The cheese frosting elevates the taste with its tangy cream cheese flavor. It also balances the sweetness of the cupcake. That is why the sugary taste isn't over-the-top.

The texture of these carrot cupcakes is also just as perfect as how it tastes. It has a tender, smooth, and light texture paired with the rich frosting of cream cheese.

For more easy cupcake recipes, check Cinnamon Sugar Cupcakes.

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Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe

There is no strict and particular time for a person to eat this delightful carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting. Some eat it at breakfast; others serve it to their families at snack time during past midday.

Carrots serve as the base flavor for this recipe, yet some condiments enhance the flavors more than their natural taste. Cinnamon, ginger, and walnuts are just a few ingredients that enrich the carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting.

This recipe will teach anyone an efficient way to make and serve an excellent carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting without a lot of hassle.

Why Does This Recipe Works?

One can make carrot cupcakes in various ways, as the internet taught us. When you keyed up "how to make carrot cupcakes," many websites would come up. The results won't disappoint you since those recipes will give you the same outcome— a batch of carrot cupcakes.

However, this particular recipe works because of the following:

• Ingredients are not costly.
• You can find the ingredients in your pantry, or if not, in your nearest convenience stores.
• Great recipe for beginners.
• The taste is guaranteed to satisfy everyone.
• Children and adults will love carrot cupcakes with fluffy cream cheese frosting.
• This easy and classic dessert is healthy and so simple.
• Perfect for breakfast, snack or even dessert.
• These moist cupcakes are my favorite way to celebrate mother's day or any other special occasions.

Ingredients

For The Carrot Cake

All-purpose Flour: Achieve your fluffy and soft carrot cupcake by adding the right amount of all-purpose flour to your batter!

Walnuts: Add walnuts to the batter for some crunchy texture. Plus, it adds a bit of savory flavor to contrast the sweetness.

Raisins: Many try to skip raisins to their dishes, but raisins actually give the whole recipe a sweeter and fruity flavor.

Granulated sugar: I used white sugar in making these cupcakes. However, feel free to use light brown sugar for the batter as it helps to produce more complex sweetness and more moisture to the cupcake when done baking.

Cinnamon and Ground Ginger: For those who are still new in baking and cooking, adding cinnamon and ginger to a cupcake would sound a bit weird. However, cinnamon and ground ginger will actually add spice and earthy flavor to the carrot cupcake.

Baking powder and Baking Soda: These two agents would help in increasing the volume and lighten the texture of the cupcakes.

Salt: A pinch of salt has always been the best enhancer of flavors, so don't forget to add this to your batter!

Carrots: Ensure that the carrots you will use in this recipe are grated as they are more flavorful and moist.

Sour Cream: A moist texture in the cupcake would be possible by adding sour cream. You can replace it with plain yoghurt if you like.

Oil: I recommend using vegetable oil or canola oil in making these cupcakes as it is healthier and help in making the cupcakes moist and soft. However, you may use unsalted butter instead.

Eggs: Remember that the yolks of eggs enhance the golden brown color of baked goods, and the egg as a whole makes a softer and smoother texture.

Vanilla Extract: Tone down the spice of cinnamon and ginger with drops of vanilla extract.

For The Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese: The mild and pleasant taste of cream cheese makes a perfect frosting. I recommend using Mascarpone or Philadelphia.

Heavy Whipping Cream: For a soft and fluffy frosting, use heavy whipping cream.

Icing Sugar: The frosting isn't complete without the magic of icing sugar!

How to Make the best Carrot Cake Cupcakes?

One: Preheat the oven to 180C. Line 12 cups muffin tin with paper liners or grease with butter.

Two: Use a hand grater or food processor to grate the carrot and set it aside.

Three: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs and vanilla extract with the electric mixer until fluffy.

Four: Add the oil and sour cream, whisk again.

Five: Now, stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ground ginger (dry ingredients) with a rubber spatula or a wooden spoon until combined.

Six: Fold the walnuts and carrots into the flour mixture, then add the raisins and mix again.

Seven: Scoop the cupcake batter into the prepared cupcake liners and bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.

Eight: Let the carrot muffins cool on a wire rack before adding the frosting.

Make the cream cheese frosting

One: In a medium bowl, beat the heavy cream until thick and stiff peak forms.

Two: Stir in the cream cheese and icing sugar until combined.

Three: Add the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag with a star tip and decorate all the cooled cupcakes, then sprinkle some chopped walnuts on top (if you like).

Success Tip

• Either use a paper liner or grease the muffin pan with butter so that the cupcakes won't stick as they bake.
• Be mindful in adding cinnamon and ginger if you don't want their spice to overcome the sweetness of the cupcake!
• Don't add the frosting right away. Let the carrot muffins cool down first. It saves the frosting from becoming gooey.
• For a healthier version of these moist carrot cake cupcakes, skip the frosting and sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top of the unfrosted cupcakes.
• You may be safe sometimes if you buy a pre-shredded carrot from your local grocery store.

Recipe Variations

• Replace raisins with sultana or dried cranberry if you like. The taste will remain the same.
• You can substitute sour cream for plain Greek yoghurt.
• Add in some chocolate chips or dried fruits.
• Add a pinch of nutmeg to the butter, if you like to add more warm spices to your cupcakes.

Serving Suggestions

In the morning, carrot cupcakes' sweet and rich flavor with cream cheese frosting will go well with the firm and bitter taste of espresso or any other dark coffee. Children can eat these cupcakes while drinking their fresh milk in the morning too!

Fresh orange juice is a common beverage paired with warm carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting at snack time.

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