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Mini Carrot-Spiced Cupcakes with Molasses Buttercream

Mini Carrot-Spiced Cupcakes with Molasses Buttercream Recipe

Turn sugar cookie dough into cupcakes. Really! Just add carrots and a few extra ingredients and slather with creamy frosting.

Prep Time: 35 Min

Total Time: 1 Hr 40 Min

Makes: 32 mini cupcakes

Natalie Morales
Oakley, California
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
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INGREDIENTS

Cupcakes
1
 roll Pillsbury® refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1
 tablespoon LAND O LAKES® Unsalted or Salted Butter, melted
1
 tablespoon full-flavor (dark) molasses
2
 tablespoons milk
2
 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Ginger
1 1/2
 teaspoons McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
1/8
 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
2
 cups shredded carrots
1/2
 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Chopped Pecans
Frosting
7
 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Unsalted or Salted Butter, softened
1
 tablespoon full-flavor (dark) molasses
2 1/2
 cups powdered sugar
1/2
 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
2
 tablespoons milk

DIRECTIONS

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. Spray 32 mini muffin cups with Crisco® No-Stick Cooking Spray with Flour. 2 In large bowl, beat cookie dough, melted butter, 1 tablespoon molasses, 2 tablespoons milk, ginger, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and nutmeg with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add carrots and pecans; beat on low speed just until blended. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoonful batter into each muffin cup. 3 Bake 16 to 21 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. 4 To make frosting, in large bowl, beat 7 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon molasses with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons milk, beat on medium speed until smooth. Spread or pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Store in covered container.

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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)
  • Calories 150
    • (Calories from Fat 60),
  • Total Fat 7g
    • (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 1g),
  • Cholesterol 10mg;
  • Sodium 55mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 21g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 16g),
  • Protein 0g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 25.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 0.00%;
  • Iron 0.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 0 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 1 1/2;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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LAND O LAKES is a registered trademark of Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Crisco is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company
McCormick and the Mc logo are registered trademarks of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, used by permission

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