Carrot Cake Cupcakes

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Horrible. My cupcakes were a total mess. The didnt rise, they were crusty and brunt on top, the center tasted beyond bad. I followed the recipe almost exactly - the only thing I didnt do was add walnuts... I dont know if not adding the nuts some how caused this disaster or what, but either way, I made these for my fiance for his bday and bc they were a mess I couldnt serve them. Needless to say I was really upset.

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Delicious!

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I tried to make these for fathers day and they turned out horrible. I followed the recipe but didn't add raisins or nuts. I baked them on 400 for 10 minuets and then on 350 for 20 minuets and the tops were very sugary and crunchy and burnt. The insides had no real flavor and were underdone. My dad loves carrot cakes, and even he said that we should throw them away. Also the cupcakes themselves weren't oily but the liners were very oily. The cupcakes also sank in and had an unappealing texture. I went and used a box mix and they turned out so much better.

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Moist! After reading some reviews I used 4 large eggs (subst for 3 x-large and carefully watched the baking time. The muffins turned out wonderfully plus an extra 3 small loaves. The frosting is very rich and I decided to only make a half portion as advised by several reviewers. Highly recommended. I added some coconut flakes....+++

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This is a wonderful recipe. I did not bake as long as recommended because mine were cooking quickly. I did 10 minutes at 400 degrees and 20 minutes at 350 degrees. I also jazzed mine up with orange liquer and Jamaican white rum so I added in a little extra carrot and flour. I also used the blender to grind the carrots to a fine texture (the carrots were actually the byproduct of my aunt's carrot drink recipe - carrots blended with water, strained and the liquid flavored with ginger, lime and milk and spices like nutmeg. Delicious!

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Very displeased with this one. Whenever I want to try something new, I head straight for Food Network and Ina's recipes. This is the first flop! Some bubbled over, some collasped and they didn't even smell appetizing.I guess it's really not the best time to try a new recipe when you absolutely need something special for a get together for the following day. Waste of ingredients and the beautiful cup cakes wrappers I had for a special going away party.

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Great recipe. Baked them yesterday and everyone in the office loved them! Great with a cup of coffee. I did bake them at 350 F for about 20 min.

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Very unhappy. Followed the baking directions and the time was entirely way too long. Complete waste of ingredients and oven.

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I just baked them and its absolutely delicious !!! It was ready in about 25min 350 degrees.
Definitely the frosting was way too much, I still have half, guess I'm gonna have to bake another batch and use remaining frosting !!

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The cooking time is definitely a problem.

I cooked them for 10 minutes at 400 and 20 minutes at 350. Not sure what the point of the higher temp was. There was no noticeable difference that I could detect in my cupcakes from any other cupcake I've ever made.

I used only a cup of vegetable oil and still, while the cake itself wasn't greasy, the cupcake liner was soaked through and unpleasant to handle. I also used only 1 3/4 cup of sugar.

The cupcake is ok but not really anything special. It's a very light carrot cake, and depending on your preference you may like that or not. I enjoyed the texture of the walnuts and raisins, but it's really a very typical carrot cake.

The frosting, as you might expect from the ingredients, is delicious, but way too much for the 22 cupcakes the recipes yields (I actually got 24 cupcakes out of my batch. I still have about half my frosting left, so I would recommend future bakers halve the frosting recipe.