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Carrot Patch Cupcakes
Take Easter dessert to the next level with these adorable carrot patch cupcakes that look like a real carrot is bursting out of the ground.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 35m👤 Torie Cox📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●measuring spoon
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 standard muffin cups with liners.
2
Whisk together flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg in a bowl. Add oil and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined, 30 to ⏱️ 45 seconds. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until incorporated after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Stir in carrots and pecans. Transfer batter to prepared pan, dividing evenly (about 3 tablespoons each).
large eggs2
3
Bake until a toothpick inserted incenter comes out clean, 20 to ⏱️ 25 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely.
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Make frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Beat in vanilla. Beat until fluffy, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes. Transfer 3/4 cup frosting to a bowl; add food coloring and stir until combined. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a 3/4-inch piping tip. Sift cocoa over remaining frosting and beat on medium speed until combined, 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes.
cream cheese, at room temperature1 (8-ounce) packageconfectioners' sugar1 (16-ounce) package
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Using a melon baller or small measuring spoon, create a hole in center of each cupcake about 3/4 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep. Spread chocolate frosting on cupcakes, leaving hole unfrosted. Roll or sprinkle frosting in crushed cookies. Pipe orange frosting into holes, extending 1/2 to 1 inch above tops of cupcakes. Insert mint sprigs in "carrots."
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