Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

This easy carrot cupcake recipe is deliciously spiced and perfectly moist!

Gather your ingredients.

Step 1:

Whisk together the sugars and oil. Add the eggs, vanilla, sour cream and applesauce.

Step 2:

Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices into the wet ingredients.

Step 3:

Gently fold the grated carrots into the cake batter.

Step 4:

Fill 18 cupcake liners and bake at 350°F/177°C for about 20 minutes.

Step 5:

Brown butter for the cream cheese frosting by cooking it in a pan over medium heat. Let it cool.

Step 6:

Mix together the cream cheese, browned butter, vanilla extract and powdered sugar.

Step 7:

Pipe frosting onto the cooled carrot cupcakes using a large piping tip.

Step 8: