Yummy, Healthier Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
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That is when I thought what about mini carrot cake cupcakes. Again that fun miniature sized portion. But this time out using carrots instead of pumpkin. Plus, I recently happened upon Armour Premium All-Natural Lard when I was recently shopping at my local Walmart. I actually found Armour Premium All-Natural Lard in the baking aisle at my local Walmart.
Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
These are the best carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting with just a healthier touch added to them! They are seriously perfect any time of the day!
PREP TIME
30 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
TOTAL TIME
45 minutes
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 cup Armour Premium All-Natural Lard
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 Eggs
3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups shaved carrots
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350° and line and a miniature cupcake pan with miniature cupcake liners.
In a large mixing bowl combine your brown sugar and granulated sugar and mix well.
Mix in your applesauce and milk.
Mix in your lard and softened butter.
Mix in your eggs one at a time.
Separate mixing bowl combine your flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
Pour your flour mixture into your wet ingredients and mix well.
Fill each baking cup up halfway with your carrot cake batter and bake for 10 minutes.
FROSTING:
Combine your softened cream cheese and softened butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until creamy.
Mix in your vanilla extract.
Mix in your powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until you have the consistency and taste you would like.
Scoop into a frosting bag and frost your cupcakes.
Notes
If you are like me and love cream cheese frosting, then you will need to double the frosting amount.