Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe

Good news! As my previous stint as a pastry chef, I have tried literally. every. single. carrot cake. recipe. on. the. planet. Just so many, I couldn’t count!

Here is an adaption of 2-3 of my favorites that have some important qualities to making the best carrot cake! Plus it’s in a miniature version, so it’s extra cute and sweet. These Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes would be perfect for a birthday get together and perfect for an Easter brunch! Best of all, once you make them, you will never use another carrot cake recipe. This one is the best!

Let’s make these Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes! Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe and read on for tips and tricks.

How to Make the Best Carrot Cake

The best carrot cake should ALWAYS include these ingredients: carrots (of course), in addition to walnuts, coconut, raisins and pineapple. These ingredients will give the carrots a bit more texture and crunch and a complexity to the flavor. It is heavenly.

The perfect carrot cake should also include buttermilk. The buttermilk adds a touch of tang that is delicious!

Although this is a complex set of ingredients, the perfect ingredients make the perfect carrot cake. Beyond the ingredients, making this cake is just a simple sift, mix, bake!

To Frost or Not to Frost. That is the question.

I am a classic Carrot Cake maker and thus always include a cream cheese frosting. Also, I just adore cream cheese frosting! However what frosting you choose is totally up to you. You could go with a Vanilla & Honey Buttercream. These mini carrot cakes are also flavorful enough to stand on their own, without the frosting.

You will notice that I make my cream cheese frosting with much less sugar than your average person. That’s because in general, I think frosting is too sweet. And I think you lose the flavor of the cream cheese by adding too much sugar. My recipe does make the frosting less stiff, but since these cupcakes once frosted, should be kept in the fridge, it should not cause any concern.

So have you made these Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes? And what dishes are you going to serve these Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes with? Tell us in the comments! Or better yet, tag us online @popshopamerica if you make this recipe, so we can see your creations!

And happy baking!

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