Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 stick butter; 237 milliliters chocolate chips; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 118 milliliters cocoa powder; 227 grams cream cheese; 2 eggs; 552 milliliters flour; 177 milliliters cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 vegetable oil; 59 milliliters walnuts, chopped (optional, to sprinkle on top); 454 grams grated zucchini (not peeled,which will yield about 4 cups of packed, grated zucchini, using the large holes on a box grater)

The recipe Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in roughly 45 minutes. One serving contains 232 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe serves 24. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, flour, walnuts, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

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Oven

For the Cupcakes: Cream together the sugar and butter with the paddle attachment of an electric mixer. Slowly drizzle in the oil. Cream a little longer until the mixture is very light and fluffy.

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Cupcakes

Butter

Cream

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition until fully incorporated.

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Egg

Add the vanilla extract.

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Vanilla Extract

Whisk together the dry ingredients to thoroughly combine and add to the creamed mixture by hand just until combined. Fold in the grated zucchini and the chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Chips

Zucchini

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Whisk

Scoop into standard size muffin cups that have been lined with paper liners. The muffin cups should be filled a little more than three quarters full.

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Muffin Liners

Bake at 350° F for 20-24 minutes, until they spring back lightly when touched.

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Oven

Let cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

For the Frosting: Bring the cream cheese and powdered sugar to room temperature. Cream together the soft butter and powdered sugar with the paddle attachment of an electric mixer until there are no butter lumps (you won’t be able to get rid of the lumps later on).

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Frosting

Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Add the softened cream cheese to the butter and powdered sugar and mix just until the frosting becomes fully homogeneous. I’ve found that mixing it for too long will result in the cream cheese becoming a little bit grainy.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Frosting

Butter

Once cupcakes have cooled, frost lightly and sprinkle with walnuts if desired.

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Cupcakes

Walnuts