Description
A delicious gluten free cupcake recipe with fresh grated carrots and delicious sweet and fruity raisin bits. Incredibly moist, and tender. You won’t be able to keep your hands off!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups Pamelas Paleo Nut Flour Blend
- 1/2 cup Tapioca Starch
- 2 tbsp Flax Meal
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Grapeseed Oil
- 2/3 cup Silk unsweetened Cashew Milk I suggest Silk brand cashew milk unsweetened ( stay away from the box milk, its taste doesn’t compliment this recipe )
- 1/4 tsp Ground ginger spice
- 1/4 tsp Ground cloves
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 cup Honey
- 3/4 cups Grated carrots I used the medium grate on my cheese grater for this, not the large grate.
- 1/2 cup raisins
Cream Cheese frosting
- 1 8 oz. cream cheese ( room temp, don’t let sit out too long before using ) or 8 oz. Wayfare dairy free cream cheese
- pinch salt
- 1/2 stick Earth Balance Butter softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp cashew milk ( silk unsweetened )
- 3 cups Swerve powdered sugar ( for sugar free ) or Wholesome brand powdered sugar
- crushed pecans for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line your cupcake tin with cupcake liners
- * Double check your ingredient amounts making sure your not mixing up a tablespoon for a teaspoon or vice a versa 🙂 * In a medium bowl add your nut flour, tapioca starch, flax meal, baking soda, and spices. Mix well.
- In a large bowl add your eggs, grapeseed oil, cashew milk, honey, apple cider vinegar, and blend.
- Slowly add in your flour blend, and mix thoroughly. Once thoroughly mix gently fold in your grated carrots and raisins.
- Using a large cookie scoop, evenly scoop your batter into each cupcake liner.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 23 minutes. Oven times may vary so watch closely. Check with a toothpick after 20 minutes.
- Once done baking let cool.
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
- While your cupcakes are cooling, in a large bowl mix together your softened cream cheese, softened butter, vanilla, cashew milk, and pinch of salt.
- Now slowly add in your 3 cups of wholesome brand powdered sugar.
- Once mixed refrigerate frosting for up to an hour, and then pipe frosting on to your cupcakes and sprinkle with crushed pecans!
- ENJOY!!
- Prep Time: 30
- Cook Time: 23
- Category: american
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: dessert
