Gluten Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Flour
These Gluten Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Flour are tender, light, moist and perfectly spicy-sweet! No one will believe they are gluten free!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 6Cupcakes
Calories 414kcal
Author FoodFaithFitness
Ingredients
1/2CupCoconut floursifted (45g) *
1/2tspBaking soda
1/2tspBaking powder
1tspCinnamon
1/8tspNutmeg
1/4tspSalt
3Large eggs,at room temperature
2TbspCoconut oil,melted
1/2tspVanilla extract
3/4CupCoconut sugar,packed
1 1/4CupsGrated carrotsabout 4 small carrots
For the frosting: **
4OuncesReduced-fat cream cheesesoftened
1/4Cupbutter,softened
1tspvanilla extract
1CupPowdered sugarsifted
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with 6 muffin liners. Set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the sifted coconut flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well combined. Set aside.
In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat together the eggs, coconut oil, vanilla extract and coconut sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in the coconut flour mixture, mixing well to ensure there are no lumps.
Stir in the grated carrots until all the carrots are mixed in and coated in the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tins and let stand 10 minutes before baking.
Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool completely before frosting.
In a large bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy (about 5 mins.)
Beat in the vanilla until well combined.
Turn the mixer down to low and gradually beat in the powdered sugar.
Turn the speed back up and beat for an additional 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
Spoon the icing into a parchment bag (or a zip-loc with the corner cut off, like me) and swirl the icing on top of each cupcake.
Devour!
Notes
PLEASE MEASURE! Gluten free baking is very sensitive!***Cream cheese icing recipe from About.com