Delicious Eggless Carrot Cake Cupcakes

I know there are a lot of carrot cake recipes out there, but what about the best EGGLESS carrot cake recipe EVER! Grab your bowls and mixer and get started on this yummy recipe.

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If you’re a regular reader of my blog, then you know I’m allergic to eggs and I don’t like making things I can’t eat. I started experimenting with recipes and have created a bunch that are eggless! Many are located on my site so take some time to look around. Most are desserts because that’s my favorite thing to eat.

This easy eggless carrot cake recipe is perfect any time of year and perfect for everyone. They will be surprised that these don’t have eggs.

Eggless Carrot Cupcakes

Who else is a carrot cake fan? We’re on spring break this week and with Easter coming up, I thought I would type this up and get it out to y’all. You can scroll down and get the printable recipe card below with the detailed instructions.

This great recipe is so light and moist and the vanilla buttercream frosting is fantastic on it.

I think it’s easier to make eggless recipes in smaller sizes. Eggs help hold baked goods together. You can make an eggless cake that holds together well, but I don’t like using weird ingredients that you have to buy special and will never use again. This easy carrot cake recipe has basic ingredients that you normally buy and have in your pantry.

I used basic vanilla buttercream frosting recipe for these. It’s super easy to make.

Some people prefer cream cheese frosting and that’s okay to use too.

Supplies that I LOVE that make this carrot cake without eggs recipe easier.

• Boxer graters– You’ll need finely grated carrots in this recipe and this grater is easy to use.

• Silicone cupcake liners –  My kids love these and you can just throw them in the dishwasher.  This is a 12 pack so make sure to purchase two! They are a necessity for eggless recipes. The cupcake doesn’t stick to the silicone, so you aren’t throwing away half the cupcake that’s stuck to the paper.

• Cooling Rack –  These are my very favorite and the main reason is that they don’t take up a lot of space in my cabinet.

• Calphalon Muffin Tin –  I also got this for a wedding gift over twenty years ago and it still makes perfect cupcakes and muffins.

• Mixing Bowl – I LOVE stainless steel bowls. They are great in the kitchen for all kinds of cooking and baking. They hold up well and don’t need to replace often.

Ingredients for the eggless carrot cake recipe (Carrot Muffins)

• All purpose flour
• Salt
• Baking soda
• Ground ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon
• White Sugar
• Brown sugar
• Vegetable oil
• Buttermilk- If you don’t have buttermilk you can make it using the regular milk you have in the refrigerator. Any milk should work fine, except skim milk. Don’t use it because it doesn’t contain enough fat.

For this recipe, you will need 1 cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Combine those, stir well and let it sit for 10 minutes before you use it.

• Applesauce- I use sweetened applesauce because that’s normally what I buy at the grocery store, but unsweetened will work too.
• Pure Vanilla Extract– I make my own and it’s so easy to do. It ends up being cheaper in the long run too.
• Fresh Carrots- You can find matchstick carrots at the grocery store but you don’t want to use those. You will need to buy normal sized carrots so you can shred them. Don’t use the baby carrots because it’s practically impossible to shred those without injuring yourself.

Instructions for EGG FREE carrot cake cupcakes

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Don’t forget this step. For best results, it’s important to put your cupcakes in when the oven is already hot. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners, paper muffin cups or spray with a nonstick spray. As I said before, those silicone muffin liners are a life saver. Remember they are reusable!

Step 2

Combine the dry ingredients and add flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon to a large bowl and stir and set aside.

Step 3

In another bowl, add sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, buttermilk, apple sauce, vanilla and grated carrots and blend until combined well with an electric hand mixer. You can use a stand mixer if you have one, but it’s not necessary.

Step 4

Slowly add the flour mixture to wet ingredients while mixing.

Step 5

Fill muffin cups 1/2 way with cake batter and bake in a preheated oven for 18-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Place on cooling racks and cool completely before adding frosting.

Can you freeze carrot cupcakes?

The simple answer is YES! I love freezing extra cakes and muffins to pull out when I don’t have time to make anything but have a craving.

I put the cupcakes in an airtight container or freezer baggie before I put them in the freezer. Do not freeze with the frosting on them. Once your cupcakes have defrosted, then you can add your frosting on.

More eggless recipes you may like

Vanilla Cupcakes

Eggless Banana Bread

Eggless Chocolate Cake – This recipe has buttermilk in it so if you need to use any up, you can make these. This is perfect for a birthday cake.

Chocolate Cupcakes

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies– My most popular recipe!

Snickerdoodles

Eggless Vanilla Cake

Eggless Dessert Resources

If you’re like me. then you’re probably on the lookout for more recipes that are egg free.  I hate finding a recipe and clicking on it and it has an egg in it!

I started an eggless recipe board on my personal Pinterest page and then realized that I should probably link it to my blog.  It’s great finding recipes that are egg free and when I need one I can go look and eat everything in it.

I have an EGGLESS Recipe board on Pinterest and there are a ton of great recipes.  You can follow it here.  I pin on it every week because I’m ALWAYS on the lookout for new recipes.

I also have an EGG FREE RECIPE Facebook page that I just started, so there is only one follower right now, me!  (Update:  It’s over 1800 now!!) Go follow over there and I’ll post any good recipes I find!

Reminder: If you make one of my recipes, it would be GREAT if you could leave any feedback in the comment section and rate it for other readers who are looking for something new to make.