suemunzlinger's Recipe

Carrot Cupcakes/w Pineapple

Category: Desserts

1 cup white sugar


2/3 cup vegetable oil


2 eggs, beaten


1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


2 teaspoons baking powder


1 teaspoon baking soda


1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 cup finely grated carrot


1 cup crushed pineapple, drained


1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup chopped nuts (Optional)

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Frosting: ( You may need only half this recipe if you do not like a lot of icing on cupcake)

1/2 cup butter, softened


1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened


3 cups powdered sugar


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1 tablespoon milk


Preheat oven to 375

Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners

Stir white sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.

Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.

Stir flour mixture into liquid ingredients until thoroughly moistened. Mix in carrot, pineapple, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

Add chopped nuts and raisins (Optional)

Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them almost to top.

Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.


Cream butter with cream cheese with an electric hand mixer until smooth.

Beat in powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk as needed to make a spreadable frosting .. frost the cooled cupcakes.