Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Coconut Pecan Frosting

The finely grated carrots add wonderful moistness and hidden nutrition to these cupcakes. I love the rich cream cheese frosting. The coconut, pecans, and raisins give the frosting texture. My family really liked these tender cupcakes. I will use this recipe again and again.

I adapted the original recipe for Carrot Cupcakes using Watkins Gourmet Ingredients.

Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Coconut Pecan Frosting
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Watkins Cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Watkins Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Watkins Allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups finely grated carrots

Cream Cheese Coconut Pecan Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon Watkins Vanilla
1/2 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped raisins

Beat the eggs, sugar and oil in a large bowl. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, allspice and salt. Gradually add to the egg mixture. Stir in the finely grated carrots. I prefer using finely grated carrots because they disappear into the batter as they bake.

Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full of batter.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Baking time varies depending on the amount of batter in each muffin cup and individual oven temperatures.

Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

For the Frosting
Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy in a large bowl. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Stir in the coconut, pecans and raisins. Frost the cooled cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator. Yield 2 dozen cupcakes.

 The frosting in the photo above shows flaked coconut and chopped pecans. I didn't use chopped raisins. Use the ingredients for your personal taste.

These cupcakes would make a delicious Easter dessert. Use more coconut and omit the pecans and raisins. Decorate with tiny candy Easter eggs.

Make your life the best it can be. Eat nutritious foods, exercise, love, and laugh!

Eleisia

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Join Watkins with a business membership this month and qualify for a $20 Watkins gift certificate from our Summit Group leaders and a $30 Watkins gift certificate from me!

Join for just $39.95 (plus tax) and get a 25% discount on the products you order for yourself and earn a 25% to 39% commission on products sold.

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Use natural gourmet herbs, spices, and extracts in the foods you cook for your family. Protect your family by using personal care products and home care and cleaning products that are 95% to 100% natural.

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Around the Kitchen Table Newsletter - February 1, 2013

Welcome to another issue of Around the Kitchen Table! Thanks for choosing me as your Watkins Associate!

Happy Valentine's Day February 14th!

The 11 fluid ounce bottle of Original Double Strength Vanilla is on sale this month. Order now if your supply is low.

Cold winter weather leads to chapped lips. Protect your lips with our Medicated Lip Balm, Weatherproofing Lip Balm, and Lip Tints with beeswax and pure peppermint oil, on special this month. Keep one in your pocket, backpack, purse, gym bag, or briefcase. Get one for each member of your family!

During the flu and cold season wash your hands with soap and warm water often. Our Natural Sink Sets include a liquid hand soap and a matching hand and body lotion in a handsome caddy. Keep a caddy in the kitchen and in the bathroom to encourage hand washing and chase those germs down the drain.

This issue has recipes for Super Bowl Sunday and for your sweethearts on Valentine's Day - Chile-Rubbed Steak Tacos, Hoagie Dip, Fruited Rice Pudding, Sweet As Kisses Pie, Raspberry-Kissed Coconut Bars, Strawberries with Chocolate Cream Filling, and Mini Cherry Cobblers.

If you are considering a home based business please take a look at Watkins. Get a $30 gift certificate if you sign up with me as your sponsor, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001. Sign up at my business information web site http://www.tsginfo.com/ew4346, at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitneyunder Join Us - As an Associate, or by calling Watkins at 1-800-928-5467. Give my name and ID# as your sponsor.

Read this issue now:  http://www.everydaynecessities.com/february1-2013newsletter.htm

Make your life the best that it can be. Eat nutritious food, exercise, love, and laugh!

View all February Specials and the complete product line at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney You’ll find Monthly Specials on the side menu.  

  Free shipping on orders over $150.00  Stock up on your favorite products or combine orders with friends and family to have your products shipped free of charge!

Price List of February Specials in .PDF format to help you plan your order: US February 2013 Price List

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The product links below should go directly to the product. If they don’t, first go to my website http://www.NotJustVanilla.com also known as http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney and choose United States. Then click on the product links below to go straight to the product on special.

 

US February Specials

Gourmet Extracts and Flavorings	Save $1.00 on Original Double Strength Vanilla	All Natural Gourmet Herbs & Spices
Save $1.00 each on Dessert and Frosting Mixes	Save on Seasoning Salt	Save on All-Natural Grapeseed Oils
Save $1.00 on Gourmet Snack & Dip Seasonings	Purchase one Peppermint Foot Cream, get one Peppermint Foot Repair Salve for $4.49	Save $1.00 each on Hand and Body Lotions
Purchase one Beeswax Lip Balm or Weatherproofing Lip Balm, get one Medicated Lip Balm for $2.49	Save on Lip Tints	Purchase one Ultra-Rich Hand Cream, get the second for $3.89
Purchase one Lemon Toilet Bowl Cleanser, get the second for $4.29	Purchase any Sink Set (20472, 20469 or 20467), get the second, same fragrance, for $8.99	Purchase one Liquid Hand Soap, get the second, same fragrance, for $3.49

Live the Life You Desire
If you are considering a home based business please take a look at Watkins. Join with me as your sponsor, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001. Sign up at my business information web site http://www.vanillasage.com, at http://www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney under Join Us - As an Associate, or by calling Watkins at 1-800-928-5467. Give my name and ID# as your sponsor, Eleisia Whitney ID# 335001.

As you know, when you join Watkins as an Associate you receive a 25% discount on the products you order for yourself and 25% to 39% commission on sales. Join for just $39.95 (plus tax).
Visit www.tsginfo.com/ew4346a for details with no pressure or obligation.

Place your product order at my Watkins website www.watkinsonline.com/eleisiawhitney

Until next month,
Eleisia Whitney
www.NotJustVanilla.com
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A Vision That Began in 1868

Watkins is an historic company. For details about our business opportunity go to http://www.tsginfo.com/ew4346  Continue reading to learn a little about Watkins history.

Watkins has been a family owned business since its beginning by J.R. Watkins in 1868. After J.R's death in 1911 his descendants, the Watkins and Kings, carried on the business, and since 1978 the Jacobs family continues the Watkins’ tradition of manufacturing the highest quality products. Watkins is a true success story. From J.R.'s kitchen in Plainview, Minnesota in 1868 to today's administration building and manufacturing facilities in Winona, Minnesota Watkins has always been a leader in superior quality products and customer service.

Did you know that the architecturally significant administration building in Winona was completed at a cost of $1.2 million in 1912, over 100 years ago! It was designed by Prairie School architect George Washington Maher and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The front entrance includes a window designed by stained-glass artist Louis J. Millet, depicting Sugar Loaf Mountain, a local landmark. The building includes Italian tile and marble, Tiffany-style glass, and other exquisite details. When looking straight up from the building's marble rotunda, visitors will see the free standing dome with 24-karat gold leaf.

A ten-story manufacturing plant was completed in 1913 that uses a gravity fed system in its manufacturing process.

Did you know that 90% of Watkins production capacity was dedicated to the World War II Allied effort. Products included Pure Dried Whole Eggs, Dessert Powder, Gelatin Desserts, Lemon Juice Powder, Orange Beverage Base Powder, Louse Powder, and Insecticide Powder for Body Crawling Insects. Watkins has always been a leader in natural products. Today we offer superior quality spices, herbs, and extracts as well as personal care and home care products that at 95% to 100% natural.

Sign up as a Consultant and become part of Watkins history! Order products for yourself at a 25% discount, share the products with others, and earn 25% to 39% commission. Join for the discount and/or work part time or full time.
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