The Story:
I thought I was the coolest girl at church.
My mother put blue and purple shimmery eye shadow sticks in my Easter basket that year. Naturally, I was 12 and knew how to wear make up, so I smeared the stuff all over my eye lids. Now, this wasn’t the sheer stuff that just gives you a hint of color, they were like soft crayons that just coated on the color. And glitter. Did I mention that? So not only were my eyelids covered in ugly pastels, but they were also smothered with glitter.
Yes, I was a child of the 90’s and it was the highlight of my Easter outfit at church.
Lemon Carrot Cupcakes
Ingredients
Carrot Cake:
- 1 box White or Spice Cake Mix
- 3 tsp. cinnamon not needed if you use a spice cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 C. oil
- 1 C. crushed pineapple with juice
- 1/3 C. brown sugar
- 3 C. carrots grated
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/2 C. butter softened
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1 tsp. lemon gelatin powder jello (optional)
- 2 tsp. lemon juice
- 3-4 C. powdered sugar
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
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2. Sift cake mix and cinnamon together and set aside.
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3. Combine eggs, oil, pineapple, brown sugar, carrots and vanilla extract.
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4. Add cake mix/cinnamon and stir well.
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5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 16-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
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6. Frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, lemon zest and gelatin for 2 minutes. Add lemon juice and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. If it become too thick, add more lemon juice or milk.
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7. Pipe onto cooled cupcake and top with sprinkles.
Recipe Notes
The lemon gelatin gives an extra punch of flavor and some extra color
If you want a scratch recipe for carrot cake that
you will LOVE, check out this recipe!
It never, ever fails!! Your cupcakes always look fantastic!! Keep up the good work!!
What? No photos of said Easter make-up?!!
Happy Easter, Lizzy!
I have some extra carrots in the fridge and my Mama just gave me a bag of lemons from her tree. I will be making these and your cute carrot patch cupcakes this weekend.
When you tell stories about your many adventures, pictures will definitely be needed to complete the story. 🙂 Like the first time I permed my already frizzy hair, that was a site! I was a child of the 80’s.
Happy Easter, Lizzy. You really are a breath of fresh air.
E
Loving these! What a great cupcake!
This sounds like an awesome cupcake! I really need to make more cupcakes, and this seems perfect for spring.
Lizzy, you never disappoint! I made mini carrot cupcakes for our Easter brunch. They were a hit!
I took leftovers to work Monday and now I have an order for regular sized cupcakes.
(I only used 2 cups of powdered sugar in the frosting and they were perfect.)
Thank you! I hope you had a wonderful Easter.
E
I LOVE YOU!!! Your cupcakes look amazing, I love your stories and I’m sure if we ever met in real life we would be best friends 🙂
Your site is gold. I’ve made only a couple recipes (the maraschino almond cupcakes and now these guys) and everyone absolutely loves them.
And thank you for giving me the perfect frosting recipe. I’ve been using a family recipe for years, and it never tasted just right. I love baking cuppycakes, and I’m in love with your work.
Thank you!!
Aw, thanks so much for your support Debbie!
Hi! What tip did you use? I love your site… I bake from no where else. Any excuse to bake from her every day! 😉 If I didn’t put the pineapple in the recipe, would I need to add more of something else? My boys are not huge fans of it. Thanks!!!
This was a while ago, but I believe it was a 1M piping tip! If you don’t add the pineapple add sour cream or milk!
I just finished baking these Lemon Carrot cupcakes and they are delicious! I just discovered your site and I am one happy girl, love baking recipes that start with a cake mix! On to make the butter cream, thanks Lizzy for all your great recipes, Happy Easter!
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This is my daughter’s alley. She already makes a killer cake, and the bars with lemon frosting sound awfully good. Wikipedia page creation agency
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