Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting

Here's another seasonal treat for you! Gluten-free and vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting featuring macadamia nut milk and pulp! Perfect for all spring celebrations or when you’re craving a sweet snack.
PREP TIME: 30 MINS SERVINGS: 36
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Frosting

Instructions

1. To a mixing bowl, add coconut whipping cream, cane sugar, and vanilla extract. Whip with hand-mixer until soft peaks form.
2. Transfer to fridge. If you have time, leave it in the fridge overnight as it will be easier to pipe.
3. Preheat oven to 350F.
4. To a separate mixing bowl, sift gluten-free baking flour, coconut sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and clove. Whisk until mixed.
5. Add orange zest, grated carrots, coconut oil, applesauce, macadamia nut milk, and macadamia nut pulp (make sure the pulp has been dried properly, as this is key to using it for baked desserts).
6. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and pour cupcake batter into the liners.
7. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes, or until golden.
8. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes. When ready to serve, pipe coconut frosting and enjoy!
Find it online at https://almondcow.co/blogs/pulp-recipes/carrot-cake-cupcakes-with-coconut-frosting

Ingredients

1 can coconut cream, chilled at least 24 hours (we used Let’s Do Organic Heavy Coconut Cream)
2 tbsp organic cane sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting: 1 can coconut cream, chilled at least 24 hours (we used Let’s Do Organic Heavy Coconut Cream)
Frosting: 2 tbsp organic cane sugar
Frosting: 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cupcakes: 2 cups gluten-free baking flour (Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 gluten-free baking flour was used for this recipe. Other brands can be used, but results may vary.)
Cupcakes: ½ cup coconut sugar
Cupcakes: ½ tsp salt
Cupcakes: 2 tsp baking powder
Cupcakes: ½ tsp baking soda
Cupcakes: 1 tsp ginger
Cupcakes: 1 tsp cinnamon
Cupcakes: 1 tsp allspice
Cupcakes: ½ tsp nutmeg
Cupcakes: ¼ tsp clove
Cupcakes: 1 tbsp orange zest
Cupcakes: 2 cups grated carrots
Cupcakes: ½ cup coconut oil, melted
Cupcakes: ¼ cup applesauce
Cupcakes: ½ cup macadamia nut milk
Cupcakes: ¼ cup macadamia nut pulp, dried (to dry the pulp, remove it from the almond cow and transfer it to a towel to allow the liquid to drain.)