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Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Brown Butter Frosting
Fluffy, moist, and perfectly spiced these Carrot Cake Cupcakes are topped with an incredible Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting.

Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
For the Frosting:
Instructions
To make the Cupcakes
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350℉ and prepare two muffin tins with 18 cupcake liners.
- Step 2
Whisk together the eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and oil in a large bowl. Add the shredded carrots and sour cream and stir until fully mixed.
- Step 3
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices until all are incorporated. Add to the bowl of wet ingredients and mix just until no streaks of flour remain.
- Step 4
Evenly distribute the batter between all 18 liners, filling each cup to the top with batter. Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool fully before frosting them.
To make the Frosting
- Step 5
Heat the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium-low heat until melted. Continue cooking until the butter is a deep brown color. Remove from the heat and transfer to another bowl to cool down until cool to the touch yet not solidified.
- Step 6
Cream the softened cream cheese on high speed for 1 minute. Add the liquid cooled browned butter and cream until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low until incorporated before increasing the mixer to high and beating for 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Step 7
Frost the cooled cupcakes using a piping bag fitted with your desired piping tip (I used a Wilton 1M open star tip). Enjoy!
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