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Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling

Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling, incredibly moist and light, the best Easter treat after the classic Carrot Cake. The muffins are so easy to make, and are out of the oven in 15 to 20 minutes. The cream cheese is silky and refreshing, giving the muffins a delicate touch. The best carrot cake muffins baked from scratch at home. Top them with icing, and you got the perfect carrot cake cupcakes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: International
Servings: 9 muffins
Calories: 333kcal
Author: Daniela Apostol

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 200 g plain flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 125 ml vegetable oil
  • 85 g white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 100 g grated carrots
  • 25 g chopped walnuts

Fo the filling

  • 125 g cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoon icing sugar
Metric - US Customary

Instructions

  • To make the muffins, sift the flour in a large bowl, add the baking powder, ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and walnuts.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the sugar with eggs and oil.
  • Grate the carrots and squeeze out the excess liquid.
  • Mix all the ingredients together to get the batter - this should not be thick nor runny.
  • To make the filling, mix the cream cheese with vanilla extract and sugar.
  • Grease and flour a muffin tin, then spoon about 1 tablespoon of batter into each hole, top with 1 or 2 teaspoons of filling - we should still leave about half of the filling for later.
  • Cover the filling with the remaining batter, and bake the muffins in the preheated oven at 200 degrees Celsius (390 Fahrenheit) for 15-20 minutes, or until the muffins are firm to touch and golden on top.
  • Remove from the oven, and leave to cool.
  • Add the remaining cream cheese to a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle, and pipe more filling into the centre of each muffin.

Notes

  • Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
  • The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 104mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 2096IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1mg