Author: Hannah

Get ready for a burst of flavor when you make Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes. The combination of real strawberries and lemonade make these cupcakes so tasty and really fabulous.  Each cupcake is decorated with homemade icing for the perfect dessert.

I have a fun and delicious cupcakes recipe for you – Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes.  They start with a cake mix but we jazz things up with a few little extras so they taste bakery quality. I can’t wait for you to try this. It also makes an Easy Valentine’s Day Recipes to share with your loved ones.

For even more tasty ideas, try all of our delicious easy cupcake recipes. You must try these Delicious Key Lime Cupcakes or Pink Velvet Cupcakes for another family favorite.

Why We Love This Recipe

Once you are finished making these, you will wonder why you didn’t make them sooner. The combination of lemonade and strawberries really make this so moist.

The frosting is so light and fluffy and made with simple ingredients.  Not only are the cupcakes delicious, but the icing is made with lemonade mix too.

You are going to love the lemon flavor combined with strawberry flavor for a crowd pleasing cupcake recipe.

Ingredients

• White Cake Mix
• Strawberry Jello
• Sweetened Lemonade Mix
• Strawberries

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Variations Ideas

• Strawberries – When I made this strawberries were not in season so I used frozen and that is one option. However, once Strawberries start to get in season and are so cheap, I like to use fresh.  Feel free to use whatever you have.
• Cake Mix – Feel free to change the cake mix to what you prefer. This recipe would even delicious with Moist Lemon Cupcakes with fresh squeeze lemon juice and lemon zest. Even better topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting.
• Jello – You can easily change the jello pudding mix for another flavor. Try it with blueberry or raspberry for a delicious variation. Then puree fresh or frozen fruit make these cupcakes your own.

Step by Step Instructions

Recipe Tips

• Combine Ingredients – We combined the ingredients by hand, but you can also use a stand mixer or a hand mixer.
• Puree Fruit – For best results, we recommend using a food processor to puree the strawberries. This gives the strawberries the best consistency before pouring into the dry ingredients.
• Divide Cupcake Batter – Evenly divide the cupcake batter into the paper liners. We like to use a cooking scoop as it seems to be easier and less messy.
• Cool Cupcakes – Before frosting cupcakes, allow them to cool to room temperature on a wire rack. This will help to distribute the frosting evenly without the cupcakes getting messed up.
• Frosting the Cupcakes – Use a piping bag to frost the cupcakes. If you do not have a piping bag, another option is to use a ziplock bag. Just cut the corner of the bag and then you can easily frost the cupcakes.

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This skinny chocolate cupcakes recipe is delicious! Coming in at only 80 calories each, they’ll become your new favorite treat! They are so moist, you don’t even need icing which makes them that much easier to make! After I tried my first version of Skinny Cupcakes with Sprite Zero and Low Calorie Brownies, I just had to try a chocolate version. Let’s just be honest here, I am a woman, so I have to have chocolate, even if I am trying to drop a few pounds. Sprite Zero mixed in with chocolate seemed just plain weird to me, so for my skinny chocolate cupcake recipe I used a Diet Coke. The result was absolutely amazing!

These Skinny Chocolate Cupcakes are a winner!

Everyone, including the kids and the husband didn’t want to eat just one. Good thing 2 skinny chocolate cupcakes is still less calories than one regular cupcake! Instead of having over 200 calories like a normal cupcake, this baby only has 80 calories in it! Can you really go wrong? Not only do these diet coke cupcakes have less than 100 calories each — there’s only 2 ingredients!Guys, these are probably the easiest cupcakes ever which means no guilt all around!

2 Ingredients:

• Diet Coke
• Chocolate Cake Mix

I love using a cake mix to make these easy cupcake recipe.  You don’t have to worry about how much flour or baking soda to use, it’s already all included in the cake mix!

How to make Skinny Chocolate Cupcakes:

• First you need to preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Next, in a medium bowl. Add the dry chocolate cake mix to the bowl and add in the diet coke. Really, just about any dark diet soda will work here if you don’t like Diet Coke.
• Just like in my first version of the skinny cupcake, when you pour in the soda with the cake mix, it will fizz. Don’t let that freak you out, it will look like regular cupcake batter after you mix it.
• Then whisk the ingredients together until combined.

• After the cake is mixed together, place paper liners in a muffin pan. If you do not want to use liners, that is okay! Just make sure that you spray the muffin cups with cooking spray so that your skinny chocolate cupcakes do not stick!
• Pour the cake batter into the liners, filling them up approximately ¾ of the way full. This is usually about ¼ cup of batter. You should get roughly 20-22 cupcakes.
• Next, bake the cupcakes for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

• After the cupcakes are finished baking, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool. Enjoy them as is or dust the tops with powdered sugar.

After doing the math….. An entire batch of these cupcakes is 1600 calories. However, I made 20 cupcakes so they are only 80 calories each! Woohoo! Of course, if you made 24 cupcakes, they would only be 66 calories each. However, I’d rather tack on a few extra calories for a bigger cupcake.  Just sayin’! Make sure you try some of our delicious cupcakes. I know you will find more your family will love and are also easy to make in no time at all.

Skinny Cupcake Variations:

• Add dark chocolate chips to the cupcake batter before baking for a double chocolate skinny cupcake! To still keep them under 100 calories you might try a sugar free chocolate chip.
• Love vanilla? Add 1 tsp vanilla extract. Take it up another notch by using Diet Cherry Coke for Skinny Cherry Vanilla Chocolate Cupcakes!
• No diet coke? No problem! Instead of using diet soda, you can still create skinny cupcakes by using a 5.3oz of vanilla Greek yogurt and one cup of water. Simply combine the dry ingredients and wet ingredients in a large bowl and mix until blended together.

Well I have the cutest recipe for you today. I think this might be one of my favorite patriotic desserts because these little 4th of July brownies look like little bombs… or fire crackers.

An easy patriotic dessert!

The kids can make these this 4th of July brownies recipe and will have lots of fun getting involved. They will be so proud of showing off their adorable 4th of July dessert that look like the cutest little fire crackers!

I think you will love them too! Anyone can make them and everyone will devour them. They are so easy to make it is almost impossible to call it a recipe.

You’ll love serving these at your next 4th of July party with some of our other delicious 4th of July Recipes and these Firecracker Cupcakes.

What do you need to make these fourth of July brownies:

You will need a mini muffin pan to make this delicious and fun red white and blue brownies. I love having this pan to make no only mini brownies but mini muffins too!

I also recommend using mini cupcake liners when you make this recipe as well. They have a lot of fun patriotic colors to choose from that will make these patriotic brownies even more festive for the 4th of July.

You can spray the muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray instead of the liners but I love using the liners to make this brownie recipe.

Ingredients for the Brownies:

• All Purpose Flour
• Hershey’s Dark Cocoa
• Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips
• Butter
• Eggs
• Sugar
• Almond Extract
• Salt
• Red Mini Cupcake liners

Ingredients for the Decorations:

How to make the brownies:

First preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Then line mini muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.

Next in a small mixing bowl, add the flour and cocoa powder. Whisk to blend well and set side.

Then in a double boiler, melt the butter and mini chocolate chips until smooth and shiny. Remove from heat and set aside.

Then in a large mixing bowl, add the eggs, sugar, extract and salt. Whisk together for 1 minute to incorporate. Add the melted chocolate mixture and stir well to combine.

Then add the flour mixture and stir well until fully mixed.

Spoon the brownie batter into the prepared pan until the tins are approximately 2/3 full. Do not fill up to the top since the batter expands when cooking.

After the pan is filled bake for 8-10 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Then cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

How to Decorate the Brownies:

First line a cookie sheet with wax paper and set aside. Pour the cherries into a strainer to remove excess juice.  Transfer to a bowl and chill for 5 minutes (this will help the chocolate to harden almost immediately).

Then in a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the royal blue chocolate melts for 45 seconds. Stir until completely melted.

Dip 12 of the chilled cherries into the melted chocolate and immediately sprinkle with the red, white and blue jimmies after each dip. Place each of the candy dipped cherries on the cookie sheet to harden.

In a microwave safe bowl, microwave the light blue chocolate melts for 45 seconds. Stir until completely melted.

Dip the remaining cherries into the melted light blue chocolate and immediately sprinkle with the red, white and blue nonpareil’s. Place on the cookie sheet to harden for 5 minutes. I line the cookie sheet with wax paper or line with foil extends over the edges of the pan.

Once the chocolate on the cherries have hardened, pipe about ½ tablespoon of cookie icing on top of each brownie bite. Place the decorated cherries on top of the icing.

Let the cookie icing harden for about 10 minutes.

4th of July Brownie Tips:

• Brownies – You can make regular brownies instead if you don’t have a mini muffin pan. Cut the brownies into small pieces after they are baked or you can make star shaped brownies with a star cookie cutter!
• To save time, you can use a brownie mix to make the mini brownies needed for this recipe.
• I usually use pre-made white frosting for this recipe to save time but you can use a homemade recipe as well. This homemade buttercream icing would work great for this recipe. After the icing is made, add it to a pastry bag to easily top each brownie bit with. Then you can save the remaining frosting for another dessert!

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Time to enjoy them!

These 4th of July brownies are super easy to make and I know the kids would just love making them with you!  What are some of your favorite 4th of July dessert recipes? Will you be making these this year?

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If you love Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies, you have to make this delicious Thin mint cupcakes recipe. The mint plus the chocolate and the decadent icing combine for the best treat.

I have a super delicious cupcake recipe for you today, Girl Scout cookie thin mint cupcakes. These Chocolate Mint Cupcakes is loaded with chocolate flavor. We love Girl Scout Cookie Season, but now I can make these for any occasion.

If you like this recipe, you’ll want to try even more of my easy cupcakes recipes. These are equally delicious and an easy St Patrick’s Day Recipe.

Why This Recipe Works

These Girl Scout cookie thin mint cupcakes are not very difficult to make. The results are fantastic and the cupcakes look so fancy and are light and fluffy.

However, they come together quickly and easily with very little effort. The taste amazing and even better topped with the mint buttercream frosting.

Ingredients

• Large Eggs
• Granulated Sugar
• Light Brown Sugar
• Vegetable Oil
• Vanilla Extract – You can also use Mint Extract
• Flour
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• Baking Soda
• Baking Pwwder
• Salt
• Milk

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients

• Chocolate Chips
• Heavy Whipping Cream

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Step by Step Instructions

• Step 1 – Line your cupcake pan with liners and preheat your oven.

• Step 10 – Use the piping bag to add frosting on top of the cupcakes. Top each one with a thin mints cookie. You can even crush up a few extra cookies and sprinkle them over the top for more yummy deliciousness!

Recipe Tips

• Frosting Cupcakes – Make sure cupcakes have cool completely before frosting the cupcakes.

How to Store Leftovers

Store Mint Chocolate Cupcakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. If you prefer you can leave at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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I have a delicious recipe for Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes that I think you are going to love. The homemade chocolate cupcake is moist and sweet and the peanut butter frosting adds the perfect touch.

If you are a fan of chocolate and peanut butter as much as I am, you have to give these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes a try today. Being a mom of 8 kids, we make a lot of easy cupcake recipes. The combination of chocolate and peanut butter is my favorite.

You may like a lighter cupcake option with this Skinny Chocolate Cupcake. Or for another chocolate and peanut butter option try these Reese’s Cupcake Recipe. You may even want to try these Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites for another delicious chocolate and peanut butter combination.

Why You Will Love This Recipe

I love making cupcakes from scratch. They taste so much better than the box cake mix and adding the homemade frosting makes it even better. The rich chocolate flavor with the added peanut butter makes this recipe a family favorite.

These cupcakes are perfect to serve for the holidays, birthday or for any occasion. If you are a baker, you probably already have the majority of the ingredients.

Make these Homemade Chocolate and Peanut Cupcakes today for a delicious treat everyone will love.

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients

• All Purpose Flour
• Granulated Sugar
• Dutch-Process Cocoa Powder
• Baking Soda
• Baking Powder
• Salt
• Large Eggs
• Whole Milk
• Oil
• Vanilla Extract
• Boiling Water

Peanut Butter Frosting Ingredients

• Unsalted Butter, Softened
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Heavy Whipping Cream
• Powdered Sugar

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Variations Ideas

• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup – A delicious addition to this cupcake recipe is add in a peanut butter cup to the cupcake batter before baking. This adds so much more peanut butter and chocolate flavor to this recipe.
• Chocolate Chips – Add chocolate chips to this cupcake recipe. You can add mini and regular chocolate chips. Dark Chocolate or White Chocolate Chips can also be added.
• Cake Mix – Feel free to make this recipe with a cake mix if you prefer.
• Frosting – We love making homemade frosting but feel free to change it to what you prefer. You can top it with chocolate ganache or peanut butter buttercream frosting. Feel free to also use store bought frosting. You may even like this Nutella Frosting.

Step by Step Instructions

• Step 1 – Line the cupcake pan with paper liners. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Recipe Tips

• Combine Ingredients – For best results, combine the ingredients with electric mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or whisk attachment.
• Frosting Cupcakes – Frost the cupcakes after they have come to room temperature. This makes it easier to frost.
• Dividing Chocolate Cupcake Batter –Fill the muffin pan evenly with the brownie batter. This helps to bake the cupcakes evenly.

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If you love Nutella, then you need to try this Nutella Frosting Recipe. You only need a few ingredients to make this creamy frosting for all your baked goods.

My kids love Nutella and can eat it by the spoonful. They love it when I make Nutella Dip, Nutella French Toast Recipe, Nutella Brownies and Nutella Mug Cake Recipe.

They now love when I make this chocolate hazelnut spread to topped on our easy dessert recipes. This frosting has the best creamy texture and full of hazelnuts flavor.

Why Make This Recipe

Nutella buttercream frosting is made with 5 simple ingredients. It tastes amazing and is easy to make. The creamy, thick texture easily pipes on cupcakes, cookies, and even chocolate cake.

Ingredients

• Unsalted Butter softened
• Powdered Sugar
• Nutella
• Heavy Cream
• Pure Vanilla Extract

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Variations Ideas

• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – To enhance the chocolate hazelnut flavor, you can add in tablespoon of cocoa powder.
• Salt – Add in a teaspoon salt to off-set the sweetness if you prefer.

Step by Step Instructions

• Step 3 – Slowly add in the confectioners’ sugar, ½ cup at a time, until the frosting is the consistency that you prefer.
• Step 4 – Chill until ready to use and then the frosting is ready to enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• Frosting Consistency – If the frosting is too thin, add more confectioners’ sugar and if the frosting is too thick, add more cream until the frosting is the consistency that you prefer.
• Combining Ingredients – Combine the ingredients with a hand mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment on low speed.
• Scrape the Sides – Make sure to scrape the sides with a spatula to combine all the ingredients.

Serving Suggestions

Nutella frosting is great on chocolate cupcakes, on a layer cake, or make a cookie sandwich. The frosting is easy to pipe on any bake goods by using a piping bag.

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Make these Pink Velvet Cupcakes for a fun treat this Valentine’s Day. The fun pink color and the cream cheese frosting make these cupcakes taste amazing.

Being a busy mom of 8, my kids and love easy cupcake recipes. This Pink Cupcake Recipe is soft, velvety smooth and full of flavor. They are the perfect cupcake to make for someone special this Valentine’s Day or for any occasion.

If you love this recipe, then try this Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes recipe or Red Velvet Cookies.

Why We Love This Recipe

Pink cupcakes will make anyone smile. These cupcakes are made from scratch with simple pantry ingredients. We usually make Red Velvet Cake for the holidays, but these Pink Cupcakes have become our favorite holiday treat.

These cupcakes can be topped with your favorite pink and red sprinkles for a fun activity to do with the kids.

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• All Purpose Flour
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Butter, Softened
• Granulated Sugar
• Vegetable Oil
• Large Eggs
• Vanilla Extract
• Buttermilk
• Pink Gel Food Coloring

For the Cream Cheese Frosting

• Cream Cheese (softened)
• Unsalted Butter softened
• Powdered Sugar sifted
• Vanilla Extract

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Variations Ideas

• Cake Mix – We love the flavor of a homemade cupcake from scratch. But we have made these with a cake mix and they turned out amazing.
• Frosting – Feel free to use store bought frosting or make buttercream frosting or a chocolate frosting.

Step by Step Instructions

For the Cupcakes:

• Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Step 2 – Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
• Step 3 – In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.

• Step 8 – Pour the cupcake batter evenly into the cupcake liners in the muffin pan.
• Step 9 – Bake for 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Step 10 – Move the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely before topping with the frosting.

How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe Tips

• Combining Ingredients – Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix with a stand mixer or an electric mixer. Make sure to scrape down the sides to get all ingredients.
• Cooled Cupcakes – Allow the cupcakes to cool before frosting.
• Room Temperature Ingredients – Before combining the ingredients make sure the butter and cream cheese is softened. This creates a smooth and creamy texture.
• Piping Bag – Make a beautiful topping on the cupcake by placing the frosting in a piping bag with a piping tip.

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Peanut Butter Cupcakes make the best dessert for any occasion. These cupcakes are made from scratch with simple ingredients. As a mom of 2, I make a lot of cupcakes for the kids birthdays, holidays and for their class parties. This easy cupcake recipe is one of our favorites because of the peanut butter flavor and the homemade peanut butter frosting. Make sure to check out this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipe for the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter. If you love peanut butter desserts as much as I do, check out these Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites and Peanut Butter Icebox Cake.

Why This Recipe Works

If you love making homemade cakes and cupcakes as much as I do, then you probably already have the majority of these ingredients. The moist crumb, the amazing taste and soft texture makes these peanut butter cupcakes family favorite. If you love peanut butter, then you will want to make these cupcakes for your next gathering.

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• All Purpose Flour
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Vegetable Oil
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Light Brown Sugar (packed)
• Large Egg (room temperature)
• Sour Cream
• Whole Milk
• Vanilla Extract

For the Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting

• Unsalted Butter, softened
• Creamy Peanut Butter
• Whole Milk
• Powdered Sugar

For Topping

• Miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (cut in half)

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Variations Ideas

• Cake Mix – We love the way these cupcakes taste made from scratch. But there is nothing wrong with using a cake mix.
• Chocolate – Make this cupcake with chocolate cupcake batter and topped with peanut butter buttercream frosting. Chocolate and peanut butter is my favorite combination.

Step by Step Instructions

For the Cupcakes

• Step 1 – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners.

• Step 6 – Cool the cupcakes completely on a wire rack before topping with the frosting.

For the Frosting

• Step 9 – Pipe the frosting on to the cooled cupcakes, top with a piece of the peanut butter cups and then they are ready to serve and enjoy.

Recipe Tips

• Room Temperature Ingredients – Before combining the ingredients we recommend egg and butter come to room temperature. This helps to create a smooth and creamy texture.
• Filling Cupcake Liners – Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full to prevent the cupcake from spilling over the side. We recommend evenly distribute the batter so that the cupcakes are about the same size.
• Cool Cupcakes – Before frosting the cupcakes make sure they have cooled to room temperature.
• Piping Frosting – You can spread the frosting on with a knife or pipe it on with piping bags. We like to use a piping bag when we are taking them to a family gathering.

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If you love Orange Soda, you are going to love this delicious and easy Orange Soda Cupcakes. They combine homemade vanilla cupcakes with Orange Crush soda frosting to make delicious cupcakes that no one can resist.

These orange soda cupcakes are perfect for any occasion. The orange flavor and fun color brings a smile to anyone. Make sure you try some of our delicious cupcakes. I know you will find more your family will love.

Another fun cupcake recipe that we make all the time is Confetti Cupcakes or Lemon Blossoms.

Why This Recipe Works

We love this recipe because of the simple ingredients. If you are a baker, you probably already have all the supplies on hand. These orange crush cupcakes are always on the menu when we have a BBQ or a family gathering.

Making cupcakes is something my kids and I enjoying doing together. You will love the flavor and how easy they are to make.

Supplies for Orange Cupcake

Ingredients

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Variations Ideas

• Cake Mix – These cupcakes are delicious made from scratch. But you can also use a vanilla cake mix with a cake orange crush soda for a simple cupcake recipe.
• Frosting – Feel free to use store bought frosting to top these orange cupcakes.
• Orange Zest – You can also add in orange zest to add even more orange flavor.

Step by Step Instructions

• Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a cupcake pan with your favorite paper liners.

• Step 8 – Remove cupcakes from pan and place each on a wire rack to cool completely. While your cupcakes are cooling, make your creamy orange buttercream frosting.
• Step 9 – Cream all of your ingredients together in a medium size bowl until smooth. Slowly add drops of orange food color and mix between each one until the frosting is the orange color that you prefer.
• Step 10 – You want your frosting to be thick enough to stand up. If it isn’t thick enough, add more powdered sugar. If it is too thick, add more soda. Be sure to mix well after each addition.
• Step 11 – Once the frosting is ready, scoop it into a pastry bag with a large decorating tip.
• Step 12 – Decorate to suit your taste. I topped mine with these adorable striped straws and everyone loved them.

Recipe Tips

• Combining Ingredients – Combine the ingredients in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer or a stand up mixer.
• Filling Cupcake Liners – Divide the cupcake batter evenly in the cupcake liners. We try to keep it even so that the cupcakes cook about the same time and they are the same size. Use an ice cream scoop for best results.
• Frosting Cupcakes – Before frosting the cupcakes make sure to allow them to cool on a cooling rack. This helps easily add the frosting without messing up the tops of the cupcake.
• Food Coloring – For a more vibrant orange color, we recommend using gel food coloring. Add in as many drops as you prefer to get the perfect color of orange.

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You will love this Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes recipe. These carrot cupcakes are creamy and delicious. I’m sure they will soon be a family favorite.

These are truly the best carrot cupcakes. This is the perfect dessert for Easter or any time of the year. Even if your family doesn’t care for carrots, they will love this recipe.

We always make these adorable Peeps Cupcakes every year. I think I’m going to have to add these Carrot Cake Muffins to the rotation as well. These cupcakes are just delicious. I can’t wait for you to try them. Check out all our cupcake recipes.

Why This Recipe Works

This carrot cake cupcakes is the perfect individual serving of this Carrot Cake Recipe. The cupcakes turn on soft, fluffy and full of flavor. I love the added in raisins and chopped nuts recipe for added flavor and texture.

We make these cupcakes for our spring get togethers and always for our Easter dinner. If you are looking for an impressive dessert that is made from scratch, make these Easy Carrot Cake Cupcakes.

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• All Purpose Flour
• Granulated Sugar
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Salt
• Cinnamon
• Eggs beaten
• Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil
• Buttermilk
• Vanilla Extract
• Shredded Carrots
• Walnuts or Pecans
• Raisins

For the Frosting

• Cream Cheese
• Unsalted Butter
• Powdered Sugar
• Vanilla Extract

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Variations Ideas

• Greek Yogurt – For extra moisture, Greek yogurt can be added in. I recommend starting with about ¼ of a cup.
• Spices – Feel free to add in additional spices for added flavor. Ginger or nutmeg are great options and I would add in about ¼ teaspoon.
• Cake Mix – You can even use a box carrot cake mix to make this recipe. You can still add in shredded carrots, raisins and walnuts. I have even added in shredded coconut for added texture.

Step by Step Instructions

• Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill cupcake pan with paper liners

How to Make Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe Tips

• Shredded Carrots – We recommend shredding carrots from a box grater instead of using pre-shredded carrots. The grated carrots are tough and dry which could mess up the overall taste of your cupcakes.
• Combining Ingredients – Combine the ingredients with a hand mixer or in a bowl of a stand mixer for best results.
• Frosting Cupcakes – Wait until the cupcakes have cooled to room temperature before frosting the cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting recipe.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

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