Recipe: Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting (Easter)

Happy Easter everyBUNNY! Whenever Easter approaches, I have a major urge to make (and eat!) carrot cake (or cupcakes) with cream cheese frosting.

Carrot cupcake with cream cheese frosting

This carrot cupcake recipe is an egg-cellent one to do with your children. Easy and straightforward, your children can measure out the ingredients, mix it all in a bowl and then fill them in cupcake liners. Once baked and cooled, the cupcakes are frosted with cream cheese. So moist and delicious!

Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 22-25 minutes
Makes 8

For the cupcake
125g self raising flour, sifted
A pinch of salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
125g soft brown sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
125ml corn oil
100g carrot, peeled and finely grated (approx. 2 medium carrot)
Zest of 1 orange or lemon
25g walnuts, chopped into small pieces
25g sultanas
1/2 tsp vanilla extract


For the cream cheese frosting
100g cream cheese, softened at room temperature
2-3 tbsp icing sugar

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (no fan). Line muffin-tray with 8 cupcake liners.

2. Place the flour, salt, ground cinnamon and nutmeg into a large bowl and stir in the brown sugar. Add the eggs and corn oil to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the grated carrot, orange or lemon zest, sultanas, chopped walnuts and vanilla extract.

3. Fill the cupcake-liners to 2/3 full and then bake in the preheated oven for 22-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool for 10 minutes before frosting.

4. Meanwhile, make the frosting. Combine the cream cheese frosting with icing sugar and mix well. Set aside in fridge until required.

5. Using a knife, smear cream cheese frosting on the cupcakes.You may decorate as you like. For the carrot roses, peel long thin strips of carrot using a peeler, then roll and secure ends with some cream cheese. Place on cupcake along with mint leaves.

Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Easter cupcakes recipe Easter cupcakes recipe  Easter cupcakes recipe  Easter cupcakes recipe 

If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)