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Disney’s Hollywood Studios Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe - Easy Copycat Version

Bring a taste of Disney magic to your kitchen with this Disney Hollywood Studios Carrot Cake Cookie recipe! These soft, spiced carrot cake cookies are sandwiched with a luscious cream cheese frosting, recreating the beloved snack from The Trolley Car Café in Walt Disney World. Perfect for Easter baking or a Disney-inspired treat at home, this homemade version is easy, delicious, and irresistibly moreish! ✨
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings: 20 Mini Cakes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Cakes
  • 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Mixed Spice
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 150 g Light Muscovado Sugar
  • 150 g Golden Caster Sugar
  • 240 g Plain Flour
  • 3 Medium Eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 240 ml Buttermilk (or semi-skimmed milk and lemon juice)
  • 100 ml Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Carrots (grated)
For the Frosting
  • 125 g Cream Cheese (chilled)
  • 50 g Unsalted Butter
  • 325 g Icing Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Equipment

  • 12 hole silicone muffin tray
  • Box grater
  • Measuring jug
  • Measuring spoons (teaspoon)
  • Spatula
  • Electric hand mixer / stand mixer
  • 2 Large mixing bowls
  • Sieve
  • Wooden spoon
  • Weighing Scales

Method
 

Baking the Carrot Cake Cookies
  1. Preheat the oven to 160°C, 320°F or Gas Mark 3
  2. In a large bowl, mix the spices, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, and sugars.
  3. Sift in the flour (sieving adds air for a fluffier texture!).
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, oil, and buttermilk.
  5. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet mix, stirring until smooth.
  6. Fold in the grated carrot gently to keep the batter light.
  7. Grease a 12-hole muffin tin and fill each cup 2/3 full.
  8. Bake for 20 minutes, checking with a skewer (if it comes out clean, they’re done!).
  9. Cool in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack.
Making the Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and icing sugar until smooth.
  2. Add vanilla extract and continue whisking until fluffy.
  3. Spoon into a piping bag with a star nozzle (or just spread it on if you’re feeling rustic).
Assembling the Cookies
  1. Slice each mini cake horizontally.
  2. Pipe or spread cream cheese frosting onto half the cakes.
  3. Sandwich them together with the remaining cakes.
  4. Take a bite and pretend you're in Hollywood Studios. (Essential step!)