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Summertime Cupcakes

August 11, 2012 by Tara Noland 8 Comments

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Summertime Cupcakes

These Summertime Cupcakes were also offered up to the kids after our morning at the amusement park. Fun with little candy ladybugs from Sweetart Supplies. The cupcake liners are also from them. They have loads of great baking supplies to make any event extra special. Go on over to check them out at www.sweetartsupplies.ca They also have all the beautiful colored twines that I use from time to time. Great ideas!!

Lately, I have been craving a good carrot cake for so long, rather than just simple vanilla cupcakes or chocolate cupcakes. I came up with this recipe using apple sauce and increased the amount over the oil to lessen the fat but still give you an incredibly moist cake. I added coconut and pineapple flavor to the cupcake and paired it with a traditional cream cheese frosting that also had the addition of pineapple and coconut. With this icing, you don’t pipe it but just spread it on. A delicious dessert for the summer months!!

Recipe

Cake Batter

4 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
3/4 cup apple sauce (2 x 111 gm. cups)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1- 8 oz. can crushed pineapple, well-drained but saving the juice
2 cups flour
2 tsp. each baking soda, baking powder & coconut extract
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 tsp. cloves
3 cups grated carrot
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

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Icing

1/2 cup butter, softened
3 cups icing sugar
6 oz. of light cream cheese, softened
1 tsp. coconut extract
4 Tbsp. pineapple juice
Flaked coconut, optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Mix the flour, baking soda, and powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together and set aside.

In the bowl of a stand-up mixer add the eggs, oil, apple sauce, sugars, pineapple, and coconut extract. Beat together. Then add the flour slowly until incorporated. Remove the bowl from the mixer and stir in the carrots and nuts.

Line a muffin tin with paper liners and pour the batter into each filling about 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 min. until they bounce back when lightly touched. Let cupcakes cool completely.

Make the icing by adding butter and cream cheese into a medium bowl and whip together. Slowly add the icing sugar alternating with the extract and juice. Beat until smooth.

Spread the frosting onto the cooled room temperature cupcakes and decorate as you like or serve with flaked coconut on top.

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Comments

  1. Christine says

    August 12, 2012 at 2:57 am

    I love these! So cute! I also wanted to share that I nominated you for the “Lovely Blog Award”. Congrats! Just saw that you’ve received it already 🙂 For more details check out my blog here: http://esskunst.org/?p=1219
    Greetings from Germany,
    Christine

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    • Noshing with the Nolands says

      August 12, 2012 at 9:13 am

      Thank you so very much for the award Christine. I am truly honored!!

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  2. Jennifer @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says

    August 12, 2012 at 7:55 am

    The cupcakes look adorable!! I love the lady bug you put on them! 🙂

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    • Noshing with the Nolands says

      August 12, 2012 at 9:14 am

      Thanks Jennifer!!

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  3. Kim @ Sunflower Supper Club says

    August 12, 2012 at 8:47 am

    These are so cute, and sound delicious as well!

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  4. Noshing with the Nolands says

    August 12, 2012 at 9:14 am

    There were very yummy. I love carrot cake!!!

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    July 9, 2013 at 10:37 pm

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    • Noshing with the Nolands says

      July 10, 2013 at 7:56 am

      Welcome and thanks so much for coming over!!

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