Carrot Cake Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Icing

Name: Carrot Cake Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Icing
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 servings applesauce; 6 servings baking powder; 6 servings baking soda; 6 servings carrots; 6 servings cinnamon; 6 servings eggs; 6 servings flour; 6 servings nutmeg; 6 servings salt; 6 servings sugar; 6 servings Unsalted butter; 6 servings vegetable oil; 6 servings walnuts; 6 servings whole wheat flour

Carrot Cake Muffins with Lemon-Cream Cheese Icing might be just the morn meal you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 587 calories, 12g of protein, and 43g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up flour, butter, cinnamon, and It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Position your oven racks so that one is in the center, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Smear six big muffin tin cups with butter.

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Butter

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Muffin Tray

Oven

Whisk the flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a medium-size bowl.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Nutmeg

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

In a separate, big bowl, whisk the eggs to break up the yolks. Still whisking with one hand, pour in the sugar with the other. Continue whisking for a few minutes, until the eggs begin to pale in color.

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Sugar

Egg Yolk

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in the oil and applesauce. Stir in the carrots and walnuts.

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Applesauce

Carrot

Walnuts

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, stirring gently with a wooden spoon until theres not a trace of flour visible. This batter will be very runny.

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All Purpose Flour

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Wooden Spoon

Scoop the batter up with a glass measuring cup or a ladle, and pour it evenly into the six cups of your prepared muffin tin. Wipe off any batter that may have spilled onto the pan.

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Measuring Cup

Muffin Tray

Ladle

Place the muffin tin on the center rack in the oven, and bake the muffins for 3540 minutes, until they begin to darken and a toothpick or small knife inserted deep into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

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Muffin Tray

Toothpicks

Oven

Knife

Remove the tin from the oven, and place it on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Let the muffins sit for a few minutes in the tin, until theyre cool enough to touch. To remove the muffins, flip the tin upside down and let the muffins fall out onto the wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Just before youre ready to serve these, spread a nice thick layer of lemoncream cheese icing on top with a rubber or offset spatula.

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Cheese