| Title: | Carrot Cake Cupcakes |
| Category: | Dessert - Clean (Only natural/organic ingredients), Vegetarian |
| From: | HappyHerbivore.com |
| Ingredients: |
1 1/2 c whole wheat pastry flour
1 c raw sugar or sweetener
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1/4 t sea salt
1 whole carrot- shredded
1 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
1 t vanilla extract
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| Directions: | Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a muffin pan or spray paper liners to prevent sticking and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, soda, sugar, salt & cinnamon in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, mix applesauce, vanilla and carrots. Add dry mix to wet mix in 3-4 batches. Stir until just combined. Fill cups to the top bake 15-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. For cream cheese icing, use electric beaters to whip and combine 1 container Tofutti cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla extract and 1/2 cup confectioners sugar at a time until the consistency is thick and sweet enough. For maple icing, use electric beaters to whip and combine 1 cups confectioners sugar, 3 tbsp maple syrup and 1 tsp cinnamon, adding additional sugar as necessary to reach a thick and fluffy consistency. |
| Makes: | 12 cupcakes |