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Carrot Cake with Honey and Cream Cheese Icing with a Gluten-Free Option
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Carrot Cake with Honey and Cream Cheese Icing with a Gluten-Free Option

16 ingredients 30 min + 20 min 20 openrecipes
Carrot Cake with Honey and Cream Cheese Icing with a Gluten-Free Option

Carrot cake cupcakes made with honey instead of white sugar! The recipe includes a gluten-free option as well.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1001
Calories
23g
Protein
31g
Fat
159g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • 2 teaspoons All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • ½ cups Nutmeg
  • ½ cups Organic Brown Sugar
  • ½ cups Light Olive Oil (or Vegetable Oil)
  • 2 Local Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Eggs, Lightly Beaten
  • 2 cups Vanilla
  • 1 cup Finely Grated Carrots
  • 1 package Canned Crushed Pineapple With Juice
  • 1 cup FOR THE ICING:
  • 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese (8 Oz. Package), Room Temperature

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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