Carrot Cake Cupcakes

12 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 extra-large eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3 cups grated carrots

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  2. 2
    Whisk together the sugar, oil, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time.
  3. 3
    In another bowl, sift together the flour, spices, baking soda, and salt. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir gently. Add the grated carrots to the remaining flour, mix well, and add to the batter. Stir until just combined.
  4. 4
    Line muffin tins with paper liners.
  5. 5
    Scoop the batter into 24 muffin cups until each is 3/4 full.
  6. 6
    Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees and bake for about 25 minutes more, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. 7
    Set aside to cool.

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