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It's National Carrot Cake Dayโ—

Writer's picture: Kryshonda TorresKryshonda Torres

Updated: Feb 6, 2024

Today we celebrate one of America's favorite cake flavors-Carrot Cake.ย 

For those who are health conscious, today we get to eat our cake and veggies too.๐Ÿคฃ

Excited to add this sweet treat to your day? Hereโ€™s a fun, easy recipe for some mini carrot cake cups to get you started:

๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ง ๐—–๐—”๐—ž๐—˜ ๐—–๐—จ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ

๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ-๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€

1 small pkg (9 oz/250 g) yellow cake mix

1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) allspice

1 egg

2 tbsp (30 mL) vegetable oil

2 medium carrots, peeled, divided

๐—™๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต

6 oz (175 g) cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup (175 mL) powdered sugar

1/2 cup (125 mL) thawed frozen whipped topping

Chopped walnuts (optional)

๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

Preheat oven to 350ยฐF (180ยฐC). Spray each well of Deluxe Mini-Muffin Pan with nonstick cooking spray. For cups, combine cake mix, allspice, egg and oil in Classic Batter Bowl; stir with Small Mix โ€˜N Scraperยฎ until ingredients are moistened. (Mixture will be very thick.) Grate carrots using Ultimate Mandolin fitted with grating blade. Stir 3/4 cup (175 mL) of the carrots into batter; set aside remaining carrots for garnish. Using Adjustable Measuring Spoon, divide batter evenly among cups, filling cups about two-thirds full; bake 11-13 minutes or until cups feel firm to the touch.

Meanwhile, in clean Classic Batter Bowl, whisk together cream cheese and sugar until smooth; fold in whipped topping. Spoon cream cheese mixture into resealable plastic bag; secure bag and set aside.

Remove pan from oven to Stackable Cooling Rack. Press tops of cups with lightly floured Mini-Tart Shaper to make slight indentations. Cool in pan 3 minutes. Carefully remove cups from pan; cool 5 minutes. Trim corner of cream cheese-filled bag with Utility Knife; pipe filling evenly into cups. Garnish with chopped walnuts and reserved grated carrots, if desired.

๐—ฌ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ: 24 servings of 1 mini-cake

๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:

Calories 100, Total Fat 5 g, Saturated Fat 2.5 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 100 mg, Carbohydrate 13 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g

Your friendly Pampered Chef Cooking Tip:

If desired, Cinnamon Plusยฎ Spice Blend can be substituted for the allspice.

Mini Muffin Pan #1606

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ACTION STEP:ย Whip up a batch today and let me know in the comments how they turned out or kick your kitchen up a notch by booking your cooking show here:

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