Carrot Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

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It will soon be time again: Easter is coming. The children are looking forward to it annual egg hunt and hope that in addition to delicious chocolate bunnies, there will also be a small gift in the Easter basket. But the Easter bunny has to come first and how could you attract him better than with juicy carrots? Of course, with homemade carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting!


For 18 cupcakes do you need:


300 g carrots


130 g soft butter


3 eggs


200 g brown sugar



150 g flour


baking powder


1 pack of vanilla sugar


1 tsp cinnamon


1 pinch of salt


150 g chopped almonds or other nuts


For the Frosting:


300 g cream cheese


75 g soft butter


120 g powdered sugar



Marzipan carrots for decorating

Delicious carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting - step by step

First you have to Grate carrots. If you have small vegetable muffle sitting at home, you can also grate the carrots a little finer. In the meantime you can Mix the butter until frothy and add the sugar.

Preparing for the delicious carrot cupcakes

After you have added the eggs, you can stir the mass with a mixer and the Fold in grated carrots. In another bowl you put the dry ingredients together. Say: flour, baking powder, vanilla sugar, cinnamon and salt. Mix this in with the carrot mass. If you have mixed everything properly, you can Fold in the nuts. Now you should also preheat the oven to 175 ° C (circulating air).

Mix everything to a smooth dough!

Now you can prepare the muffin tray. Paper or silicone molds not only replace greasing the mold, but can also be a colorful decoration. We chose plain, white paper cases. And now, in the oven for 20 minutes!

Now let’s go straight to the oven!
Delicious cream cheese frosting for a refreshing topping

While the cupcakes are baking nicely in the oven, you can prepare the cream cheese frosting. All you have to do is Mix the cream cheese with the butter and gradually the Add powdered sugar. You should stir the mass well for 2-3 minutes until a smooth mass has formed.

While the cupcakes are in the oven, you can prepare the frosting!

When you get the cupcakes out of the oven, they first have to cool down for a few minutes. Then it's time to decorate. Pour the frosting mass into a piping bag. Alternatively, you can also use a freezer bag, where you cut off a small corner. Decorate the carrot cupacks with cream cheese frosting as you like. Your little ones will be happy to help you with child-friendly baking accessories.

Decorate the cupcakes as you like!

Serve the carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting on a stylish plate and the Easter brunch can begin! Enjoy the meal!

Good Appetite!