Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 9
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 296 milliliters all purpose flour; 0 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 158 milliliters vegetable or canola oil; 59 milliliters cocoa powder; 57 grams melted dark/bittersweet chocolate (still warm); 1 egg; 1 Tbsp heavy cream; 237 milliliters good quality ricotta; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 Tbsp confectioners sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 237 milliliters grated zucchini

The recipe Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in approximately 4 hours. This recipe makes 9 servings with 409 calories, 7g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have all purpose flour, ricotta, baking soda, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, vanilla, and sugar. Fold in the zucchini. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

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Baking Soda

Cocoa Powder

Zucchini

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Oven

Add the dry mixture to the wet and fold until completely combined. Divide batter equally between 9 paper-lined portions of a muffin pan and bake for 20 minutes, then turn and bake for another 8-10 minutes. Cupcakes are done when a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean with no raw batter, but may be moist from the zucchini. Be careful not to overbake. Allow cupcakes to cool fully before frosting.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Zucchini

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Muffin Tray

Oven

Skewers

Combine ricotta and confectioner's sugar in a blender or food processor and turn on machine.

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Ricotta Cheese

Sugar

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Food Processor

Blender

Add chocolate in one steady stream, then immediately stop machine and scrape down any splashes of chocolate before it hardens. Turn machine on again to fully incorporate chocolate.

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Chocolate

Drizzle in cream until mousse is light and airy.

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Cream

Transfer to small bowl, cover and chill at least 3 hours. If the mousse seems a little runny (it depends on the ricotta), whip with a balloon whisk or in a stand mixer or with a handheld electric mixer to stiff peaks.

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Ricotta Cheese

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Hand Mixer