Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

By srumbel

Though candy of all kinds abounds on Halloween, no party would be complete without a baked treat to mark the occasion. That’s why these cupcakes really hit the spot!

from tara temptations

Ingredients

• Cupcakes
• 1 (16.5-ounce) box spice cake mix
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 12 paper cupcake liners
• Frosting
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 stick butter, softened

Preparation

Step 1

1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a large temp-tations® bowl, combine the cake mix and pumpkin puree, and stir until well combined. Add the shredded carrots and raisins and combine all.
2.Line two temp-tations® 6-cup muffin pans with liners, and divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake until set, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely.
3.Using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese, sugar, lemon juice and butter until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
4.Frost cupcakes and decorate as desired.