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Tropical Carrot Cupcakes

Tropical Carrot Cupcakes

Felesha Bell
The traditional carrot cupcake goes tropical with tangy-sweet pineapple, raisins, toasted coconut and pecans.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 30

Ingredients
  

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter
  • 2 c. granulated sugar
  • 2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp. allspice
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 3 c. carrots grated (about 3 lg. carrots)
  • 1 c. pecans chopped, toasted
  • 2/3 c. sweetened coconut
  • 1 c. pineapple crushed
  • 1/3 c. raisins
  • Pecan Cream Cheese Icing:
  • 2 8 oz. cream cheese bars, cold
  • 1 and 1/2 stick unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3 c. powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 vanilla bean seeds scraped (or 1 T. vanilla extract)
  • 1 c. pecans chopped, toasted

Instructions
 

  • To make the cake: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and place 30 liners into 3 cupcake pans
  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
  • Place butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on high for about a minute.
  • Add sugar and continue to beat them together until creamed for about 3-5 minutes.
  • Add the dry ingredients incrementally alternating with the eggs only one at a time just until the yellow disappears beginning and ending with the dry.
  • Add the vanilla and mix.
  • Add the carrots, coconut, pineapple, raisins and walnuts. Stir until completely incorporated.
  • Scoop batter into cupcake wells until ⅔ full.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a clean toothpick comes out clean. Check at 15. Cool pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes and them remove the cakes and completely cool on the rack.
  • To make the icing: Combine all ingredients in a food processor and pulse just until smooth and creamy. Place the icing in a piping bag.
  • Pipe icing on the cupcakes and then top with pecans and toasted coconut. Say Grace and enjoy!
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