Carrot Pineapple Cupcakes

Carrot Pineapple Cupcakes

Recipe by Larissa Bergen Smith from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 10 Mins.

Ingredients

12

12 servings

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 0.66666668653488 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup finely grated carrot
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup butter, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
  • Stir white sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.
  • Stir flour mixture into liquid ingredients until thoroughly moistened. Mix in carrot, pineapple, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
  • Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them to the top.
  • Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
  • Cream butter with cream cheese with an electric hand mixer in a bowl until smooth.
  • Beat in confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to make a spreadable frosting; frost the cooled cupcakes.

Nutritional Facts

Per 12 servings

  • Calories: 515
  • Carbohydrate: 65g
  • Fat: 27g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 4g
  • Sugar: 51g

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