Carrot Pineapple Cupcakes

Everyday Meals

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ⅔ cup vegetable oil
  • 2eggs, beaten
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup finely grated carrot
  • 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk

    • Directions

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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  • Step 2

    Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper liners.

  • Step 3

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

  • Step 4

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

  • Step 5

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

  • Step 6

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

  • Step 7

    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.

  • Step 8

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

  • Step 9

    Beat in confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract, and milk to make a spreadable frosting; frost the cooled cupcakes.

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