Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Posted on April 5, 2015

Hi Everyone! I wanted to quickly stop by and wish you a happy Easter! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend celebrating with friends and family, eating some delicious food and hopefully enjoying some spring weather! We went out for a walk today (to walk off all that Easter ham! And the chocolate. And all the other treats…) and it couldn’t have been a more beautiful day! It was warm and sunny and there were beautiful bright yellow daffodils peeking out of the ground around every corner! I love this time of the year, when everything begins to bloom and come back to life! The cherry blossoms in DC are supposed to be in full bloom next weekend and I can’t wait to go out and see them, it’s one of my favorite things about this area (you can check out some of my pictures from last year’s Cherry Blossom Festival here)!Β I also wanted to share these Carrot Cake Cupcakes with you today! I made these over the weekend to give away as Easter treats (and maybe kept a couple for us to eat!) and wanted to stop by and tell you how I made them!

Β Carrot Cake Cupcakes

CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES

YOU WILL NEED
1 recipe carrot cake cupcakes (this is one of my favorites)
1 recipe cream cheese frosting (I used this one)
Finely chopped walnuts or pecans (about 1 cup or so)
Marzipan carrots to top cupcakes (mine were store-bought)

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

DIRECTIONS
To make these Carrot Cake Cupcakes, first make your cupcakes. I followed this recipe with a couple adjustments: I didn’t add raisins or walnuts into my cupcakes since I was going to add the chopped walnut border around the frosting. I also adjusted the baking temperature and time, I baked the cupcakes at 350 deg F, for about 20 – 25 minutes (you can adjust the baking time to suit your oven, just make sure a toothpick comes out clean once you think they’re done). Whenever I make carrot cake cupcakes, I grate the carrots on the finer side of the grater, because since the cupcakes are smaller than a cake, I want smaller pieces of carrot in them… but you can grate them however you want!Β This recipe makes a LOT of cupcakes (about 2 dozen), so cut it in half if you want a smaller batch.

For the cream cheese frosting, I used this recipe, which I find makes pretty much the perfect amount of frosting for the amount of cupcakes. To make the frosting, first, make sure that both the cream cheese and the butter are softened and at room temperature before you use them! There’s nothing worse than lumpy frosting! Once I’ve made the frosting, I always press it through a sifter (is that even a culinary phrase?! You know what I mean.) once or twice, just to make sure that there are absolutely no lumps and the frosting is completely smooth.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Let your carrot cake cupcakes cool completely before frosting them, so the frosting doesn’t melt right off! To frost them, I didn’t even use a piping bag, I just spread the frosting on the top of each cupcake evenly using a knife, going right up to the edges of the cupcake. Then, I smoothed out the top, and rolled the edges in the finely chopped nuts (you could use walnuts or pecans, I used walnuts). Gently shake off the excess nuts off the cupcake, then top each with a marzipan carrot! (Mine were store-bought, but you can definitely make your own homemade!)Β Store the cupcakes in the fridge, in an airtight container, then take them out about thirty minutes or so before eating them so they have time to come back to room temperature again.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

If you’re a carrot cake lover, you will LOVE these Carrot Cake Cupcakes! They are super moist and have that great warm, spiced flavor so characteristic for carrot cake! And of course there’s no better classic pairing than carrot cake and cream cheese frosting. The chopped nut border and little marzipan carrots just make the cupcakes a little extra special, perfect for Easter, or any other special occasion!

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! Thank you so much for stopping by today, have a wonderful week!
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  • Sue {munchkin munchies} April 6, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    These look so delicious, and your carrots are the cutest! Love the new look of you blog! πŸ™‚

    • ahomemadeliving April 6, 2015 at 8:47 pm

      Thank you so much, Sue! I’m still dreaming about these cupcakes, it’s a good thing I gave most of them away for Easter! So glad you like the new blog look πŸ™‚ Hope you had a most wonderful Easter!

  • Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess April 6, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    These cupcakes are so cute and looks so festive! Definitely pinning! πŸ™‚ Visiting from Two Cup Tuesday Linky Party.

    • ahomemadeliving April 6, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      Thank you so much, Kim! They were a fun special treat to make for Easter! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today, I hope you had a wonderful Easter!

  • Kara April 7, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    I never thought I’d say that a carrot was cute, but dang those little carrots are adorable! The cupcakes look delicious!

  • Gentle Joy April 8, 2015 at 10:27 am

    These cupcakes are beautiful…. so pretty with the edging and the decoration on the top… and I would imagine they taste delicious also… we love carrot cake. πŸ™‚

    • ahomemadeliving April 8, 2015 at 11:45 am

      Thank you so much! The decorating is one of my favorite parts of baking, I love how just little details can make things extra special. Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope you had a wonderful Easter!

  • cathy April 8, 2015 at 1:02 pm

    I love carrot cake and to have a cupcake is the perfect size! Yum! πŸ™‚ I love the nuts around the edge and the carrots in the middle are beyond cute! Thank you so much for sharing this at Making Memories Mondays! Tweeted! πŸ™‚
    Cathy

    • ahomemadeliving April 9, 2015 at 8:32 am

      Thank you so much, Cathy! Ha the little marzipan carrots are my favorite part too πŸ˜‰ I hope you had a wonderful Easter!

  • Julie @ Running in a Skirt April 9, 2015 at 8:25 pm

    So cute! I love carrot cake and these are delicious!

  • Miz Helen April 10, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    Your Carrot Cake Cupcakes look fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a wonderful weekend.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

    • ahomemadeliving April 10, 2015 at 10:12 pm

      Thank you, Miz Helen. Have a wonderful weekend!

  • Reelika @Financially Wise On Heels April 11, 2015 at 6:58 pm

    Oh, Pinned πŸ™‚ I have to come back to this one! These look just SO good and fabulous! πŸ™‚

    • ahomemadeliving April 11, 2015 at 7:25 pm

      Thank you so much! They are one of my favorites πŸ™‚ I hope you are having a wonderful weekend, thanks so much for stopping by today!

  • Brandi Clevinger April 11, 2015 at 7:02 pm

    These look super delicious!! Thanks for sharing your recipe at Inspire Me Mondays!

    • ahomemadeliving April 11, 2015 at 7:35 pm

      Thanks so much, Brandi! They are one of my favorites πŸ™‚ Hope you are having a great weekend!

  • Sherry April 17, 2015 at 11:18 am

    These look so perfect! Featured this week on Funtastic Friday. Thanks for linking up with us. Hope to see you again this week.

    • ahomemadeliving April 17, 2015 at 1:23 pm

      Thank you so much, Sherry! Have a great weekend!

  • CJ Huang April 17, 2015 at 2:01 pm

    Loving that carrot on top! Thanks for stopping by and sharing this on Five Friday Finds! I’m looking forward to what you share this week. πŸ™‚

    • ahomemadeliving April 17, 2015 at 3:43 pm

      Thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

  • Miz Helen April 18, 2015 at 9:57 am

    Congratulations!
    Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate!
    Miz Helen

    • ahomemadeliving April 18, 2015 at 12:08 pm

      Thank you so much for the feature, Miz Helen! Have a wonderful weekend!

  • Riddhima Nair June 11, 2018 at 8:40 am

    Thanks for the sharing the carrot cake cupcakes.

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