Carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting

Votes: 3

Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 22 cupcakes

These cream cheese frosting cupcakes are similar in composition and preparation to the well-known carrot cake, yet they come in a very convenient size. The wonderful combination of carrots, raisins, and walnuts makes this treat one of the healthiest desserts around.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Cupcake

2 tbsp. sugar
1.3 cups vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 very large eggs
2 cups premium flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1.5 tsp fine salt
3 tbsp. grated carrots (about 450 gr.)
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts

Cream cheese frosting

340 g of cream cheese at room temperature
230 g of butter at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
450 g powdered sugar

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 200°C. Line 22 muffin tins with paper liners.
Beat together the sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer using the whisk attachment. Add the eggs one at a time. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Reduce the mixer to low speed and add half the dry ingredients to the egg mixture.

Stir in grated carrots, raisins and walnuts along with the remaining flour.

Spread the dough out, filling it 3/4 of the way from the edge.
Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 170°C (350°F) and bake for another 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Once the cupcakes are cool, top with the cream cheese frosting.

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To prepare the curd creamUsing a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth.