Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect sweet treat, combining the warmth of spices with the sweetness of carrots and the creaminess of cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
• Cream cheese frosting store-bought or homemade

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350F 175C and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners

In a mixing bowl, combine the grated carrots, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt

Mix until well combined

If you're using nuts, fold in the chopped walnuts or pecans into the batter

Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full

Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean

Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool in the muffin tin for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely

Once the cupcakes are completely cool, spread or pipe cream cheese frosting on top of each cupcake

Enjoy your delicious homemade Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!