Carrot Cupcakes with Brown-Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Carrot Cupcakes with Brown-Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 h
Cook time: 10 h
Total time: 10 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 237 milliliters almond meal; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 250 grams 1/4 cups packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters (2 sticks) butter; 100 grams 3/4 cup cake flour; 115 grams cup finely shredded carrot, grated on the small holes of a box grater; 454 grams cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoons Madras curry powder; 8 larges egg whites, at room temperature; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 237 milliliters powdered sugar, sifted; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Carrot Cupcakes with Brown-Butter Cream Cheese Frosting might be just the American recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 8g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 484 calories. This recipe serves 12. A mixture of butter, madras curry powder, brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 10 hours.

Instructions

Put the butter in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until golden brown and aromatic, about 5 minutes.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Remove the pan from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Allow the brown butter to cool to room temperature.

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Butter

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Bowl

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In another large bowl, sift together the brown sugar, almond meal, cake flour, baking powder, and spices. Use a rubber spatula or plastic dough scraper to push any lumps through the sifter.

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Baking Powder

Almond Flour

Brown Sugar

Cake Flour

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Dough

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Sifter

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Add the egg whites and salt to the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Put about a quarter of this batter into the bowl with the cooled brown butter and whisk until well-combined. Then add the brown butter mixture back to the bowl of the remaining three-quarters of batter and whisk to combine. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the carrot.

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Egg Whites

Butter

Carrot

Salt

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Whisk

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Cover the bowl and refrigerate the batter for 8 hours or overnight.

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When you are ready to bake the muffins, preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the wells of a muffin pan with paper liners and set aside.

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Remove the batter from the refrigerator and scoop it into the prepared muffin pan, using a little less than 1/2 cup batter per cupcake and dividing the batter evenly among the wells of the muffin pan.

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Cupcakes

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Bake for 25 minutes without opening the oven, until the tops of the cupcakes are nicely domed and evenly golden brown. After 25 minutes you can open the oven and check for doneness, baking a few minutes more if necessary, for a total baking time of 25 to 28 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

Remove the pan from the oven and cool on a wire rack before removing the cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

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Frying Pan

Cool the cupcakes to room temperature before icing them with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting (see next few steps).

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Icing

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Butter

Put the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until golden brown and aromatic, 3 to 5 minutes after the butter melts.

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Butter

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Pour the brown butter into a bowl and set it aside to cool completely to room temperature.

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Butter

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Bowl

Put the cream cheese into the bowl of an electric mixer and add the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt. Then, using the paddle attachment, beat the mixture for 2 minutes. Turn the speed down to medium-low and slowly drizzle in the brown butter. Continue beating for 1 more minute, then scrape down the paddle and bowl, and the frosting is ready to use.

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Vanilla Extract