Carrot Cake Muffins

By Bostoncook

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups grated carrot, peeled
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/8 cup canola oil
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts, or raisins; optional
• 1/4 cup cream cheese
• 1/8 cup butter
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• milk

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 325.

2. Sift together flour-baking powder.

3. Beat eggs. Add sugar-oil, carrots and vanilla. Add flour and nuts. Blend just until mixed.

4. Spoon into sprayed muffin tins, bake 12-15 mins. Let cool completely.

5. Blend cream cheese-vanilla, then beat in sugar. Add milk to achieve desired spreading consistency.

Notes: Delicious. And healthy and very, very easy. Kept to the recipe, using golden raisins. Nuts would have been a great addition. Only complaint was that they were a bit too sweet.