DELISH! BEST CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES - Tailgate Guru

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1/3 cup plain unsweetened applesauce
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 TBSP ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice if you don’t have, replace with additional ginger
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 3 cups grated carrots
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, walnuts or raisins OPTIONAL
• 8 oz cream cheese brick, not tub, room temperature
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract