Grain Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes

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Ingredients

Cake Ingredients:
• ½ cup almond flour
• ¼ cup coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• ¼ cup apple sauce
• ½ cup almond butter (find out how to make your own here )
• ½ cup pure maple syrup
• 4 eggs
Frosting Ingredients
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 to 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
3. Combine all wet ingredients mix thoroughly.
4. Add the the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.
5. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners
6. Fill muffin liners 3/4 of the way full
7. Bake for 18-20 minutes
8. Let cool for 20 minutes before frosting
Frosting Directions
9. In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed.
10. Stir in vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk.
11. Gradually beat in just enough remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable.
12. Frost cupcakes when they have cooled and top with a drizzle of caramel and some crushed pecans!