I don’t know about you, but I am beyond ready for fall and all the awesome baking that comes along with it, which is why I am so excited to share this super yummy Carrot Cake and Caramel Pecan Frosting Cupcakes recipe with you.  Don’t they look amazing?  If you like carrot cake, caramel, and pecans, you’ll love this recipe.
Fall is my favorite time of year because of wonderful recipes like this and the wonderful scents that fill my house when I’m baking!  You seriously cannot go wrong with anything that has caramel in it, that’s just my opinion lol.
What can I say, I love caramel everything, especially on the top of carrot cake cupcakes!  OMG, I think it’s safe to say these cupcakes are totally drool worthy.  What do you think?
Carrot Cake & Caramel Pecan Frosting Cupcakes Recipe
I hope you enjoy these awesome cupcake recipe as much as we do!
Ingredients
- Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 C sugar
- 1 C oil
- 3 eggs
- 2 C flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 C shredded carrots
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 C finely chopped pecans
- Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 C soft unsalted butter
- 4 + C powder sugar
- 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp caramel extract
- 2 TBSP finely chopped pecans
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 Leave us a comment and let us know what you think about these beautiful carrot cake & caramel pecan frosting cupcakes!
Be sure to check out all our other cupcake recipes below:
Carrot Cake Cupcakes & Â Cream Cheese Frosting
Black Cat Halloween Cupcakes
All In One Cake and Frosting Cupcakes
What’s your favorite kind of cupcake to make during the fall and winter months?
19 comments
This carrot cake sounds absolutely good! I like these! Thanks for sharing!
This just stopped me….they look and sound so delicious! Great recipe for Fall!
Carrot cake is one of my favorites. Especially with the caramel and nuts. Delicious.
Love this recipe. Carrot cake is always good, especially with this frosting. I add carrot shavings to my batter. I use a boxed mix.
These look fabulous. I love the carrot cake and the caramel pecan. Sounds so delicious. Thanks for sharing the recipes.
Carol L
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These look absolutely delicious!
These all look good, but the Carrot Cake & Caramel Pecan Frosting Cupcakes Recipe is going to happen at my house for sure! I pinned for later! Thanks.
I love carrot cake and caramel pecan frosting sounds really yummy. Thanks for the recipe.
I’d like to eat any of these. The all in one looks great.
slehan at juno dot com
this looks so delicious love cupcakes
Oh My. These are so delicious looking. Yummy!!!!
Yum! All of the cupcakes featured above look delicious. I must definitely try the Caramel Apple cupcake and the Black Cat Halloween cupcake. Thank you for sharing this wonderful post.
Wow. Carrot Cake & Caramel Pecan Frosting Cupcakes. That alone is enough to make anyone drool, but your pictures make me want them even more! I will definitely have to try this one out too.
Craving for this cupcake. So yummy. Thanks for the recipe.
These look delicious! I have to pin + send to my mom and sister.
What’s not to love? Carrot cake and caramel, YUM! I have to try these. Thanks for the recipe.
This recipe sounds awesome. I plan t o make it soon. I’be alwys liked carrot cake, but the frosting makes it sound even more delicious.
I really like carrot cake. I haven’t had it in a long time. This frosting sounds great. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing
These icing recipes are precious! They look so yummy! Gotta make them for this weekend. Thanks for sharing.