Costco Carrot Cake Cupcakes (Calories and Taste Test!)

Costco is selling the cutest cupcakes made out of carrot cake with a whimsical cream cheese frosting.  The Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes are found in the deli section of the warehouse.

This review will cover everything you need to know about the mini carrot cakes including, what are the ingredients, taste, calories and price.

Trays of Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes at Costco

Ingredients in the Carrot Cake Cupcakes at Costco

The main complaint we read about these cupcakes is that the carrot cake contains significant amounts of Raisins and Walnuts as some people are passionate that these ingredients have no place in a carrot cake.

Personally we are not carrot cake purists and don’t care about what is traditional. We only care about what tastes good!

The raisins and walnuts are the only ingredients of concern.  The rest of the cupcake is pretty straightforward with cake topped with a cream cheese icing.

Carrot Cake Cupcakes have Raisins and Walnuts

Mini Carrot Cake Cupcake Taste Test

The cake itself was slightly sweet, savory, moist and rich.  These was plenty of carrot flavor and the texture was spongy.

We loved the inclusion of walnuts for the textural contrast as well as the walnut flavor.  On the other hand we would have preferred if Costco had left the raisins out of the cake.

We liked the visual presentation of pretty cream cheese carrot on top of the cream cheese icing but felt that it made for just a little too much icing. It seemed like the cake and icing were battling for attention and maybe the icing won?

The cupcakes are so rich that we ended up splitting one between us and even then we had a hard time finishing it.

Cross Section of the Carrot Cake Cupcake from Costco

Calories in the Mini Carrot Cake Cupcakes from Costco

The nutritional information for a single carrot cup cupcake is:

  • Calories = 890
  • Fat = 42g
  • Cholesterol = 45mg
  • Sodium = 710mg
  • Carbohydrates = 122g
  • Protein = 7g

Obviously these cupcakes are high fat calories bombs so enjoy in moderation.

The Carrot Cake Cupcake has Cream Cheese frosting

Price of Carrot Cake Cupcakes at Costco

The cupcakes are Item Number 1530559 and are found in the bakery section of the warehouse.

The cupcakes come in a tray of six and currently costs $9.99 or $1.66 per cupcake.

The cupcakes appear to be seasonal and are put out after the Red Velvet Cupcakes disappear.

Price of Mini Carrot Cakes at Costco