Carrotcupcakesweightwatchers Recipes

CARROT CUPCAKES - WEIGHT WATCHERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350. Line 24 mini-muffin cups with paper liners or spray with nonstick spray.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated and brown sugars, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk the eggs, oil, apple butter, and vanilla in another bowl, and fold into the flour mixture, stirring just until blended. Stir in the carrots. Spoon into the muffin cups, filling them halfway. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool completely on a rack.
• To prepare the frosting, combine the cream cheese and honey in a small bowl. Dab a teaspoonful onto the top of each cooled cupcake.
• Cook's Tip: You can freeze the unfrosted cupcakes up to 1 month ahead; store them in a cookie tin or freezer container with wax paper between the layers. Thaw at room temperature 1/2 hour before frosting.

WEIGHT WATCHERS CARROT CAKE - 5 POINTS

Steps:

• Prheat the over to 375 degrees; spray a 9-inch bundt pan with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and ginger.
• In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the apple juice concentrate, egg, milk, oil, and brown sugar; stir in the carrots and raisins.
• Gradually add the flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
• Scrape the batter into the pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool completely in the pan on a rack.
• Meanwhile, to prepare the frosting, in a food processor or blender, combine the cream cheese and honey; blend until smooth.
• Invert the cake onto a serving platter; spread the frosting over the top and sides.

HUNGRY GIRL CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES (WW 2 POINTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine all dry cupcake ingredients except for the carrots and raisins (in other words -- cake mix, flour, Splenda, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and baking powder). Mix well and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin, egg substitute, and 1/4 cup water until blended.
• Add the contents of the medium bowl to the large bowl. Using a wire whisk or fork, blend until just mixed. Then, stir in the carrots, pineapple, and raisins. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick spray.
• Evenly distribute cake mixture among the cups, and place in the oven to cook for 20 - 25 minutes (until a toothpick poked into the center of one comes out clean).
• While the cupcakes cook, combine all the frosting ingredients in a small bowl. Using a whisk or fork, blend until smooth. Place frosting in the fridge to chill.
• Once cupcakes are fully cooked, remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool completely. Then plate cupcakes, and spread frosting evenly over tops.
• Refrigerate until frosting has set and you're ready to serve.