Recipe

Nutty Heart Healthy Carrot Cupcake Recipe

	K1dub / All my dishes 1 month ago I modified this dish for my mom's birthday. She loves fuss free carrot cake that's light as air. She was so thrilled that I also made cupcakes she could enjoy at her convenience! Prep:20m Cook:45m Servings:1215	K1dub
	carrot pecan walnut cupcake

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Ingredients

2 egg yolks

3 egg whites

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup plain applesauce (sweetened is fine)

1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)

1/3 cup white sugar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 1/3 cup cake flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

2 cups grated carrots

1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (toasted, optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Grease and flour a 9 inch round cake pan, 9x13 rectangular pan or 2 cupcake tins

Optional step: Toast the pecans or walnuts then cool completely

Whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks

In a large bowl, beat egg yolks, oil, white and brown sugars and vanilla until smooth

Mix in cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg

Stir in carrots

Fold in pecans or walnuts

Fold in egg whites

Pour into prepared pan

Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes (21-24 minutes for cupcakes) or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

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