Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 Beat the sugar, oil, and vanilla together in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment for 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing each in totally before adding the next.
• 3 In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• 4 Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients one cup at a time making sure the dry is totallu incorporated before adding more. Add the grated carrots, raisins, and walniits to the batter and mix until just combined.
• 5 Line pans with paper liners Scoop batter into the liners until each is 3/4 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350 degrees and cook for another 35 minutes, until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
• 6 Make the frosting: Cream together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Add the sugar a little at a time to prevent a powder storm. Beat until smooth.
• 7 When the cupcakes are cool, frost them generously and enjoy.