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Carrot Cake & Cupcakes

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 24

Ingredients

  • - 4 eggs
  • - 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • - 1/2 cup of apple sauce
  • - 1 cup of white sugar
  • - 1 cup of brown sugar
  • - 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 2 cups of flour
  • - 2 tsp of baking soda
  • - 2 tsp baking powder
  • - 1/2 tsp salt
  • - 3 tsp ground cinnamon
  • - 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • - 3 cups of shredded carrots
  • - 1 cup of chopped pecans
  • Here is what you need for the frosting:
  • - 1/2 cup of butter
  • - 8 oz cream cheese
  • - 4 cups of confectioner sugar
  • - 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  • Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
  • Stir in carrots.
  • Stir in pecans.
  • Fill cupcake tins and bake for 22-26 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cupcake comes out clean. For a 9 x13 cake, I would cook same temp for 30-45 mins or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cupcake comes out clean.
  • Time to make the frosting. Beat butter, vanilla extract and powdered sugar together.
  • You may need to add a couple tbsp of milk or water to the mix to help the frosting come together.