Cream Cheese Carrot Cake Muffins Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Ingredients

• one 8-ounce package cream cheese or Neufchâtel cheese
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• a few drops of King Arthur Fiori di Sicilia, optional but very tasty
• 2 1/4 cups (270g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup (53g) light brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup (170g) water
• 1/3 cup (67g) vegetable oil
• 1 cup (135g) grated carrots, lightly packed; about 2 medium-large carrots
• coarse sparkling sugar, optional; for garnish