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If you are looking for the best-tasting carrot cake cupcakes, you’re in the right place. These cupcakes are super moist and each bite is tender and fluffy. Top them with crushed ginger oat graham cookies and my homemade cream cheese frosting.

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the #SpringSweetsWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

Nothing can compare you to the first bite of these amazing cupcakes. I mean, my homemade carrot cake is one of the best I have ever had, but these Carrot Cake Cupcakes come in as a close second.

How to Make Homemade Carrot Cake Cupcakes

These cupcakes are super easy to make. Put everything in one bowl and mix by hand. The carrots in this recipe are from my Melissa's Produce box. They are organic and are much sweeter than the carrots I get at the store.

I also topped these cupcakes with a sprinkling of crushed Nairn's Ginger Oat Graham cookies, which really enhanced the ginger flavor in them.

Allow the baked cupcakes to cool inside the pan for 20-30 minutes. This makes it much easier to lift them out as they won’t be as delicate when cooled. Let them cool completely on a wire rack before adding frosting to the top.

Frost the cupcakes when they have cooled off.

How to Decorate the Cupcakes

You can choose to pipe the frosting on top using a piping bag and a large tip, or you can just put it on using a butter knife or a spatula.

Store the cupcakes in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. The cream cheese frosting is a little soft and not as stiff as buttercream, so you want to keep it cold. Before serving, let the cupcakes come to room temperature. They will keep for about 5-6 days this way.

Check out these other cupcake recipes

• Black Velvet Cupcakes
• Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes
• Mojito Cupcakes
• Carrots in the dirt cupcakes

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Wednesday #SpringSweetsWeek Recipes

• Blood Orange Ricotta Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie
• Cadbury Egg Cookies from Devour Dinner
• Carrot Cake Cupcakes from Jen Around the World
• Coconut Lime Shortbread from Shockingly Delicious
• Easter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bites from Kathryn's Kitchen Blog
• Easy Strawberry Fool from Red Cottage Chronicles
• Grape Sorbet from Family Around the Table
• Grapefruit Yogurt Loaf Cake from Sweet Beginnings
• Key Lime Shortbread Cookies from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Key Lime Tassie from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Kumquat Oatmeal Cookies from Eat Move Make
• Lemon Coolers Cookies from Palatable Pastime
• Lemon Funfetti Baked Donuts from Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Mango Cream with Berries from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Meringue Nests with Fruit Curd from Art of Natural Living
• Oatmeal Carrot Halwa Ice Cream Sandwich from Magical Ingredients
• Soft Batch Sprinkle Cookies from Blogghetti
• Strawberries and Cream Muffins from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Strawberry Key Lime Milkshakes from Daily Dish Recipes
• Strawberry Pretzel Parfait from Cookaholic Wife
• Tangerine Ginger Tartlets from That Recipe
• Triple Berry Slab Pie from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks

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