Carrot Cupcakes With Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

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From healthy food for living" - http://www.healthyfoodforliving.com/?p=11639"

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350f line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or coat with cooking spray.

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Whisk together pastry four , all-purpose flour , baking soda , salt , cinnamon , nutmeg , and ginger.

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In a separate bowl , whisk together oil , brown sugar , and eggs.

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Whisk in the applesauce and vanilla extract.

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Stir in the grated carrots.

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Add the flour mixture to the carrot mixture and stir just until incorporated.

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Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups.

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Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.

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Allow cupcakes to cook in the tin for five minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Make frosting by using an electric mixer to beat cream cheese , maple syrup , and maple extract until smooth.

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Once cupcakes are cooled completely , frost !.

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Ingredients

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whole wheat pastry flour, unbleached all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, canola oil, light brown sugar, eggs, unsweetened applesauce, pure vanilla extract, carrots, neufchatel cheese, maple syrup, maple extract