Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups

Carrots

2 tsp

Ginger, Ground

Egg

1/2 cup

Apple sauce, Natural unsweetened

1 tsp

Lemon juice, Freshly Squeezed

1 cup

All-purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp

Baking powder

1/2 tsp

Baking soda

1 tsp

Cinnamon, Ground

1 1/2 cups

Confectioner's sugar

Ginger cream cheese frosting

1 cup

Granulated sugar

1/4 tsp

Nutmeg

3/4 tsp

Salt

1/2 cup

Canola oil

4 oz

Pecans, Raw

2 oz

Pecans, raw

3 oz

Butter, Unsalted

6 ounces Neufchatel; or 1/3 less Fat Cream Cheese