Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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These were wonderful. I only had wholewheat flour and batter was a bit too dry so I added orange juice and grated orange peel, like my Mom always did when making carrot cake. Did not compete with the applesauce at all, which was homemade without sugar with apples from my trees. Also added grated orange peel to cream cheese frosting. Used 1/3 less fat creme cheese and frosting stayed a bit too soft but sure tasted good. Also added raisens as my grandkids don't like nuts. 4 year old grandson helped me make these and he loved them. Will make again.

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DELICIOUS! Very easy to make. Lots of flavor and the frosting is amazing with the zest. I also could not find whole wheat pastry flour so what I did was switch the amount of all purpose and whole wheat. I used 1/2c of whole wheat and 3/4c of all purpose. My cupcakes did not come out hard at all! Another change I made was that I used lime zest instead of lemon because that's what I had on hand but they're so similar that I doubt it was a big change. I recommend making these.

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Outstanding!!! Followed the directions exactly. Cooked 20 minutes. Light and airy. They were so good, we ate them without icing. I bet some other raters used regular whole wheat flour instead of whole wheat PASTRY flour. My husband who doesn't usually like "healthy", loved them. Way to go Ellie!

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Getting ready to make these again for my book club meeting this week. You can eat these without feeling guilty and my favorite part is the lighter frosting with the hint of lemon. Try it next time Kmckline.

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Moist and healthy and has lots of flavor and easy to make. A definite keeper...tks Ellie!

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Its a "healthy" version of carrot cake, so if you want the fat of everything, you should find a different recipe instead. It's not going to have all the rich flavors you want, but if you are looking for something to satisfy your sweet cravings without guilt, it might work for you

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Really good carrot cake is one of my favorite desserts but this recipe doesn't rank as a favorite for me. They were way to dense and heavy and I definitely MISSED the butter flavor in both the cake and the cream cheese frosting. The low fat cream cheese in the frosting left a void in the flavor, comfort factor and texture area and the use of apple sauce in the cake took away some of the rich moistness that only comes from the use of fat.

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v good

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These are awesome! NOTE: I ended up baking mine a full 30-35 minutes where the recipe calls for 20. Otherwise they were too underdone. The taste is awesome however I did not use homemade frosting just because I had some Duncan Hines on hand :

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Carrot cake is dense to start with - add whole wheat flour and they were like lead bricks. I also didn't like the faux cream cheese. I'd rather save my calorie intake and have the real deal. Especially for a Birthday celebration - which is why I made these.