I still don’t know whether to call them muffins or cupcakes, but the 24-Carrot Cakes taste so good, it doesn’t really matter what they’re called 
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A few weeks ago, blog-reader Lauren sent me this email:
Hey there Katie,
I’ve been a reader of your blog for only a few weeks now, but I am so glad I discovered it. It is one of my favorites and I now check it every single day. Recently I had a party to attend, and I wanted to bring carrot cake but I needed a recipe. I knew exactly where to go! I searched on your blog and sure enough I found the perfect recipe for carrot cake cupcakes that sounded delicious. Katie, these were some of the moistest, softest, fluffiest cupcakes I’ve ever tasted!
These cupcakes were the hit of the party! Everyone was asking for the recipe. They went really well with all the beer. Hahaha! I iced the cupcakes with your cheesecake mousse recipe, which tasted like real cheesecake icing! I’m trying to be a vegan but my friends aren’t, and they all loved it too. I was a little scared to serve vegan cupcakes to non vegans, but I shouldn’t have worried at all because they were all gone by the end of the night.
Plus all the girls loved the fact that they were less than 80 calories per cupcake. They couldn’t believe it!
Thank you so much Katie. This recipe is going to be made again and again in my house.
Haha Lauren, the cupcakes are also quite high in fiber, thanks to the whole wheat flour and the carrots. You might not want to mention that at any parties, though 
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The super-sweet blogger Katharina also just made 24-Carrot Cakes. But she didn’t need to worry about whether to call them cupcakes or muffins. That’s because Katharina made the recipe into Carrot Cake bread!
Genius, girl!
And finally, I must give a shout-out to my amazing friend, Christina, who also made the 24-Carrot Cake Cupcakes recently. Below are Christina’s cuppers:
And topped with some cream cheese frosting:
The scary thing is that I made a batch of these cupcakes/muffins the very same day that Christina did!
(Above, my cupcakes, which have the same birthday as Christina’s!)
I still think it’s pretty cool that we decided to make the same recipe on the same day. It’s like we had twin-sense going on. Have you ever experienced that? It happens to me all the time– like the other day when I was *just* about to dial my friend (with whom I hadn’t spoken for about a month), and she calls me! Supposedly, it happens a lot to twins and old married couples…
Anywhoos… Go make some carrot cake cupcakes/muffins/bread! You won’t be sorry, and your house will smell amazing
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Those cupcakes/muffins look AMAZING! This is definitely going on my recipe list for the next few weeks. I’ll be sure to let you know how they turn out
Mmmm I love carrot cake so I will definitely check that recipe out Katie! I actually don’t think I’ve ever baked carrot cake before–gasp! As an avid baker, that is quite a disgrace!
I get the twin thing all the time with my sister. At least once a month we end up wearing the same outfit (color scheme, type of shirt, etc.). Other times, I say something vague like “You that what thing” and she goes “Oh yeah!”, and she totally knows what I mean. Haha, we not only look like twins (we aren’t), but we have that twin-sense thing going on!
Ohhh you tantalized my taste buds yet again!
Those look worth getting some carrots for! I’m usually not a fan of raw carrots, but I love carrot in baked goods.
Carrot cake is my fav! Thats so funny you both made it the SAME day!
I’m so glad you posted this today! My daughter is allergic to milk, so I keep a stash of homemade cupcakes in the freezer to bring along to birthday parties, and our current stash is almost gone. I’ll definitely be making these! And I’m going to try out the cheesecake mousse too, because I haven’t been able to find a quick, tasty frosting recipe for her yet but that sounds delicious!!
What’s in a name, anyway? They look delicious–and they’re carrot cake!! No-brainer.
Mmmm, carrot cake. Did you ever check out the carrot cake oatmeal I created? I think it would be Katie approved
mmmm those look soooo good. I must try!
I LOVE your recipes. You should come to Chicago and be my personal chef!
ahhh thank you so much for this recipe! i LOVE carrot cake and this is going to be a staple in my recipe box!
Carrot cake bread may be the best idea ever! I’ve never even thought of that.
Now I’m totally making these ASAP!
Oh good lord! Carrot cake is my absolute favorite!
How can I ignore rave reviews like that? I might have to give these bad boys a go this weekend. If I do, I’ll be sure to blog about it and give you a massive shout out!
I’m drooling a bit just thinking about it…
I will have to try those muffins! They look/sound great!
I am a twin and that happens to us all the time! We’ll either make the same breakfast, or I’ll be calling her when she’s calling me. OR, we say the same thing at the same time. It’s awesome!
ooo those muffins look sooo good!
I seem to have “twin-like” moments with a lot of bloggers, and it is super fun!
Ooh those look so delicious! I really want to make those cupcakes, with cream cheese frosting
Mmm!
ok, now i must make these!!! delish
Call them cupcakes! Everything tastes better as a cupcake. You know this!
I made this cake awhile back and it is super fabulous!
Mmmm… the carrot cakes looks scrumptious. I have all the ingredients too!! I guess I will be do some baking tonight.
We are totally on the same foodie wavelength! I wish I had thought to search up your cream cheese mousse recipe too though. Next time (there will be a next time!) I will definitely be trying that as icing instead!
Ahh I have a crapload more carrot pulp now! I know what I’m gonna be making
Oh and I made some of the muffin kind the other day and my friends loved them!
I think I’m going to have to make a batch of these while I’m home for my baked-goods loving dad and brother. They won’t even know that these are good for them! We’re all about fiber in this family, though, haha.
Old married couples! That made me laugh, my boyfriend and I do stuff like that all the time. I’ll pick up the phone to text him, but it will ring when it’s in my hand. Or we’ll both tell each other about the same thing we both watched on TV at the same time on our own without knowing the other was watching it! It’s weird lol
Those cupcakes look SO good, I’ve been meaning to make some carrot cake for a while now, and this looks like the perfect recipe! I’m making a mental note to try these this weekend! =)
Wow, Katie, you won me over! I shall definitely put that up top in my next baking list!
I’ll for sure be trying this one! Yum!!!:)
Just wanted to drop a quick note that I made your carrot muffins (well in bread loaf form) this morning, and I was so delighted/surprised how wonderful they turned out for such a healthy recipe! Mine were super-moist and dense almost like gingerbread. I did make a few little substitutions, since I start recipes before looking what I have on hand first. Basically, I did a mix of yogurt and soy-milk for the liquid and used just a few tablespoons of blackstrap molasses instead of sugar. Wonderful! This will be a regular in the household as I love carrot stuff. Thanks! And, been enjoying all types of fudge babies too…happy to have stumbled upon your blog. -s.
Or maybe this icing is the extreme close-up?
Entry for the food scale!
Second guess for food scale!
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