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These carrot cupcakes are moist and tender and topped with amazing white chocolate cream cheese frosting.
Some of our other favorite cupcakes include these Nutella Cupcakes, Banana Cupcakes and Snickerdoodle Cupcakes.
I have managed to raise two sons that love food, are you surprised? Not only do they love food but they appreciate good food. I guess you could call them food snobs.
So when my son Clark started raving about these amazing carrot cupcakes with white chocolate cream cheese frosting I knew they must be good.
Now I need to tell you, I usually don’t care for carrot cake but thanks to this recipe I now love carrot cupcakes! Although I have to admit I probably would have eaten anything if it had been covered in the amazing white chocolate cream cheese frosting!
How to Make Carrot Cupcakes
- These cupcakess use shredded carrots. I always grate or shred my own carrot versus buy preshredded carrot from the store.
- I use my cheese grater to shred the carrots.
- After combining the ingredients scoop the batter into a lined muffin tin. Fill cupcakes 2/3 full.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean and the cupcakes bounce back to touch.
- While cupcakes are baking mix up cream cheese frosting.
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
This frosting is to die for and you may just eat the cupcake so you can have the frosting. The combination of white chocolate with cream cheese is amazing.
Melt your white chocolate slowly either in a double boiler on the stove top or in the microwave. White chocolate burns easily so do it low and slow.
Cool the white chocolate before adding it into the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla mixture. If the frosting is too soft to pipe, refrigerate it to allow it to set up.
Pipe or spread on the frosting.
Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
The cupcakes are nice and moist thanks to the addition of crushed pineapple and the cream cheese frosting is amazing!
Of course if you are looking for something a little more healthy, leave the frosting off and call it a muffin. They are delicious without it too.
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Carrot Cupcakes
Ingredients
Frosting:
- 2 oz white chocolate
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
Cupcakes:
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 1/8 cups white sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups shredded carrot raw
- ½ cups crushed pineapple
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Frosting:
- Over LOW heat, in a saucepan melt white chocolate. Watch closely as it burns easily. Can also melt it in the microwave.
- Stir until smooth and let cool until at room temperature
- Mix the cream cheese and butter together and then add mix in cooled white chocolate and vanilla
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar and mix until fluffy.
- If frosting is too soft, refrigerate for a while
Cupcakes:
- Beat eggs, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth
- Mix in oil and vanilla
- Fold in carrots and pineapple
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, and spices
- Mix the dry ingredients into the carrot mixture until just moistened. Do not overmix
- Bake 20-25 minutes of until the tops spring back
- Let cool and frost
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Originally shared November 1, 2010
Susan M. says
I made these for a luncheon this past weekend and they were fabulous — people enjoyed them so much they were still talking about the cupcakes later in the day. Thanks again for sharing your wonderful recipes.
Beth says
I am glad that you found a use for the muffin liners…I knew you would.
White Chocolate with the cream cheese? Why didn’t I think of that? I can’t wait to try them. I have a recipe for morning glory muffins that just might need the addition of this frosting 🙂
Leigh Anne@YourHomebased Mom says
Definitely just grease your muffin pan