Carrot Zucchini Cupcakes W Spiced Icing Recipes

CARROT ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or coat with nonstick spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the oil with the sugar and applesauce.
• Add eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together mix together the flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Add to the liquid ingredients. Fold in carrots, zucchini and nuts.
• Spoon into muffin cups filling 3/4 full.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until done when tested with a toothpick. Cool on a wire rack.
• For frosting, beat the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar until well-incorporated.
• Add lime juice and beat until frosting is light and fluffy.
• Ice the cupcakes with a blunt knife. Garnish each with a walnut half.

CARROT & ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES W/ SPICED ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and put paper cupcake liners into cupcake pan. In a food processor, pulse carrots, zucchini and raisins until they are uniform in size. *This step is optional but I have found that it works better than folding in shreds and whole raisins*
• In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt and baking soda. In a separate bowl, beat applesauce, eggs and vanilla. Beat the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until it is mixed. Add the processed vegetables and beat until well incorporated.
• Fill each cupcake liner about 1/2 way or so with batter and bake for 21-25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting and refrigerate.
• For the frosting, cream together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Add the confectioner's sugar in parts and beat well. If needed, add a little more sugar for consistency. Add the cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves and mix well.

SPICED CARROT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. In another bowl, beat the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the carrots, pineapple and walnuts. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Beat in the chocolate, cream and extracts. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Pipe or spread over cupcakes, garnish with walnuts is desired. Store in the refrigerator.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beast sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract for 1 minute.
• Beat together wet and dry ingredients by hand until no traces of flour remain. Stir in zucchini, carrots, and nuts.
• Spoon batter evenly into 12 muffin liners. Bake cupcakes for 15 minutes or until a cake tester indictes they're done. Cool on a rack.
• Frost with icing if desired. Top with sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, or raisins. You can also skip the icing and dust the cupcakes with 10X sugar or just leave plain.

CARDAMOM-SPICED CARROT CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners and grease with butter spray.
• Make the base carrot cupcake batter: In a food processor, process the carrots until finely chopped.
• In a large bowl, whip the butter with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the granulated and brown sugars, and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• In a small bowl, beat together the eggs and vanilla extract.
• Add the egg mixture to the butter mixture in thirds, beating on medium speed between each addition until fully incorporated.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in thirds, beating on low speed between each addition until incorporated.
• Add the coconut oil and beat on medium-low speed for 1 minute, until fluffy.
• Finish making the cupcakes according to your desired variation.
• For the Cardamom-Spiced Carrot Cupcakes: When making the batter, add the cardamom to the dry ingredients. Gently fold in the carrots and 1⅓ cups Fisher Pecans. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups, filling each about ¾ of the way full. Bake the cupcakes for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let cool completely before frosting.
• Meanwhile, make the orange, cardamom, and ginger-spiced cream cheese frosting: In a large bowl, whip together the cream cheese and vanilla extract with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the powdered sugar and beat on low speed until smooth. Add the orange zest, cardamom, and ginger, and beat until incorporated. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To frost, place the tip of the piping bag upright at the center of a cupcake and squeeze until the cupcake is covered with frosting. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes, then garnish the edges with the remaining cup of Fisher Pecans.
• Enjoy!

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH SPICE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir in zucchini and walnuts. Spread batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour.
• Mix frosting with cloves in a bowl. Spread over the zucchini bars.

ZUCCHINI-SPICE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. In another bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, vanilla, and zest until well blended; whisk in brown sugar until smooth. Stir in zucchini, then add flour mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored overnight at room temperature, or frozen up to 2 months, in airtight containers.
• To finish, use a small offset spatula to spread cupcakes with frosting. Refrigerate up to 3 days in airtight containers; bring to room temperature before serving.