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| | | | 3/4 | cup | Whole Wheat Pastry Flour, Bobs Red Mill | 1/2 | cup | flour unbleached | 1 | teaspoon | baking soda | 1/4 | teaspoon | salt | 1/2 | teaspoon | cinnamon, ground | 1/4 | teaspoon | nutmeg, ground | 1/4 | cup | canola oil | 3/4 | cup, packed | firmly packed light brown sugar | 2 | large | eggs | 1/2 | cup | applesauce natural | 1/2 | cup | applesauce natural | 1/2 | teaspoon | vanilla extract | 1 1/2 | cups grated | Carrots, raw | 1/4 | cup, chopped | walnuts (minced or finely chopped | 2 | tablespoons | walnuts (minced or finely chopped | 4 | ounces | neufchatel cheese 1/3 fat cream cheese | 3/4 | cup, unsifted | confectioners sugar - sifted | 1/2 | teaspoon | Lemon zest |
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| 1 | Preheat oven 350 degrees. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Sift together first 6 ingredients. In large bowl,whisk the oil, brown sugar and eggs until well combined. Whisk in the applesauce, vanilla and carrots. Add dry ingredents and mix until combined. Stir in 1/4 c. chopped walnuts. Divide batter into 12 muffin cups. Bake until toothpick comes out clean, approx. 20 min. Transfer to wire rack.
Frosting: With electric mixer, beat cream cheese, confectoners'' sugar and lemon zest until smooth and creamy. Frost cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with remaining 2 tbls. chopped walnuts. Store cupcakes in refrigerator. |
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