Homemade Carrot Cake Cupcakes

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Get all of the delicious flavors of carrot cake in cupcake form. These carrot cake cupcakes are the perfect dessert for Easter, Thanksgiving and every day in between!

Lightly spiced cake made super moist by an abundance of shredded carrots, these cupcakes the the perfect balance of everything you’d want in a carrot cake.  Whip up a batch for the Easter Bunny and he’s sure to leave you some extra treats.

Of course, Easter isn’t the only time that carrot cupcakes are good. They are also perfect for Thanksgiving, or just because.

This recipe is from scratch and includes fresh grated carrots for the optimal texture and flavor. Plus this way you can say you are getting some extra veggies in your diet!

About the Recipe

This recipe makes really tasty carrot cake cupcakes. Making them from scratch may sound intimidating, but it really is pretty easy.

You don’t even need a mixer for the recipe. Because it is oil based instead of butter, so it mixes together easily.

While you don’t need a mixer, a food processor does make grating the carrots easier. However, you can use a box grater if you prefer.

You want the grated carrots to be pretty fine. So use the smallest holes on the grating disk.

Otherwise, this recipe comes together really easily. You will have them in the oven in no time at all.

And while we love a piece of old-fashioned carrot cake, there is just something about cupcakes that always makes things more fun. Make a batch to see for yourself.

Frosting Ideas for Carrot Cupcakes

There are so many tasty frosting recipes to go on top of your cupcakes. The options really are about endless.

Decorator’s cream cheese frosting is a great choice. It gives you that classic cream cheese tang but it is stiff enough to pipe onto your treats.

Caramel buttercream is another wonderful option. The warm caramel notes go really well with the carrot cake.

That is what I used with I made the carrot pull apart cake and everyone loved the combination.

Tips and Tricks for Making Carrot Cupcakes:

You want your carrots to be finely shredded. You can do that by hand, or use the fine disk on your food processor. 

The combination of spices in this recipe gives a really nice balanced flavor. You can add more for a big spice flavor or leave some out if you don’t have them.

If cinnamon is all you have, you will still get delicious cupcakes. However adding a little nutmeg or ginger really punches up the flavor.

I like using a large cookie scoop to portion out the batter. It makes getting it from the bowl to the cupcake papers easy. 

You can add chopped nuts if you would like, or leave them out. You could also add raisins if you would like.

Soak them in a little water or orange juice before adding the raisins if you want them to be extra plump.

More Carrot Recipes

If you want a layered cake, try making Maida’s carrot cake. It is a beauty and worthy of special occasions.

If you are looking for another carrot dessert, try making streusel topped carrot pie. It is such an unexpected way to enjoy carrots!

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