Carrot cup cakes are basically just mini versions of carrot cakes. Carrot cup cake as the name implies is a kind of cake that has carrots as its main ingredients mixed with the basic ingredients we all use for making cake batters. Carrot cupcakes when made perfectly with love and just the right recipe yields an addictively moist crumb, sweet and subtle warm spicy taste. The combination of sweetness from the brown sugar, nutty flavor from the nuts infused, spicy flavor from the nutmeg, cloves and ginger integrated in making carrot cup cakes all the more make it delicious and irresistible making you go for more after every single bite. It can serve as a dessert for dinner parties, tea parties, a sunny or cloudy picnic or even a wedding celebration, you name it, carrot cup cakes will be just perfect and rise to the occasion.

Ingredients

Carrot 11/2 cup (grated and chopped)
Baking powder 1 tsp
Baking soda 1/2 tsp
Eggs 2 (room temperature)
Vegetable oil 1/2 cup
Brown sugar/ white sugar 1cup
Ginger powder 3/4 or 1/2 tsp x 2 and a half
Nutmeg powder 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon powder 1 tsp
Cloves powder (optional) 1/4 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Flour 1 1/3 cups
Vanilla extract 1tsp
Vegitable oil 1/2 cup
Apple sauce or plain yoghurt or sour cream1/3 cup
Nuts 3/4 cup chopped :walnuts, pecans, almonds, peanuts or raisins (optional addition)

Procedure

To make this super nutritious, spicy and yummy carrot cup cakes, follow the simple and precise steps below;

Set up your space/ ingredients.

Pre heat your oven to 350°F or 177°C . Line your muffin pan with cupcake liners or silicone cup cake liners (I used silicone cup cake liners; they are super easy to use as the cakes come out neat without that sticky mess).

In a bowl, add flour , measured out ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder and baking soda; whisk until well incorporated.

In a separate bowl, add eggs, sugar and vanilla extract or powdered flavor, yoghurt, vegetable oil and whisk properly.

Next, whisk in carrots and mix until the wet ingredients are well incorporated. Add nuts as well.(You could use chocolate bars as well or coconut flakes) Note:- I strongly recommend that you use brown sugar and apple sauce if you want a sweeter and super moist carrot cake even though your cup cakes will still beautifully come out well and taste as good too using white sugar and plain yoghurt.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well. You don’t need to use your mixer for the mixing process, use a spatula or whisk instead as you will be able to scrape in the mixture on the edges.

You should have something like this.

Next, use an ice cream scoop to transfer the batter into your silicon cup cake liners on your baking tray.

Insert your tray in the oven and bake for 20- 25 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted into the cake and it comes out clean. Your cake should come out like this.