15
½
cup granulated sugar
½
cup packed dark brown sugar
2
large eggs
½
cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
¾
cup chopped walnuts
Cream Cheese Frosting:
6
ounces cream cheese, room
temperature and cut into 6 pieces
6
tablespoons unsalted butter, room
temperature and cut into 6 pieces
½
cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
pinch sea salt
½
teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1
teaspoon sour cream
1 . Preheat oven to 350°F . Butter and lightly flour a
12-cup muffin pan; reserve .
2 . Turn the Cuisinart
®
Juice Extractor to speed 5 .
Turn the unit on and juice the carrots . Measure
out 2 tablespoons of the carrot juice and reserve
the remainder for another use . Reserve pulp .
3 . Sift the flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking powder,
baking soda and salt together in a small bowl .
4 . In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugars,
eggs, oil, vanilla and carrot juice until smooth . Stir
in the carrot pulp, walnuts and dry ingredients
until just combined .
5 . Pour batter into the prepared muffin tin . Bake in
the preheated oven for about 20 to 25 minutes,
or until the tops of the cupcakes bounce back,
and a cake tester inserted in the center of the
cupcakes comes out clean . Cool in the pan .
6 . While cupcakes are cooling, prepare the Cream
Cheese Frosting .
7 . Put the cream cheese, butter and sugar into a
medium mixing bowl . Using a Cuisinart
®
Hand
Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters, mix on
medium-low until completely smooth . Add
the remaining ingredients and mix until just
combined .
8 . Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, top
with the Cream Cheese Frosting .
Nutritional information per cupcake (without frosting):
Calories 264 (57% from fat) • carb. 25g • pro. 4g
• fat 17g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 35mg • sod. 218mg
• calc. 70mg • fiber 2g
Notable nutrients based on daily percentages:
Vitamin A 82%
Nutritional information per cupcake (with frosting):
Calories 381 (64% from fat) • carb. 29g • pro. 5g
• fat 28g • sat. fat 8g • chol. 66mg • sod. 273mg
• calc. 81mg • fiber 2g
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