"sneaky" Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes Kids Love
photo by anniesnomsblog
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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21 cupcakes
ingredients
- 295.73 ml butter, softened
- 354.88 ml sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 591.47 ml all-purpose flour
- 177.44 ml baking cocoa
- 4.92 ml baking soda
- 2.46 ml salt
- 118.29 ml plain yogurt
- 236.59 ml zucchini, finely grated
- 236.59 ml carrot, finely grated
- 453.59 g chocolate frosting (I like Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge)
directions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; stir in vanilla.
- Combine the flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add tot he creamed mixture alternately with the yogurt, beating well after each addition.
- FOld in zucchini and carrots.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 18 - 22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely; once cool frost cupcales and enjoy!
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this recipe was a HIT at a suprise birthday party last week. Thank you! I noticed, though that directions number three indicates baking powder, but baking powder was not in the ingredients list, so I just added 1 tsp of baking powder and upped the baking soda to 2 tsps. Also instead of carrot, I added two cups of zucchini. I also made it in a stoneware bundt pan. It took a little longer cooking time, but came out amazing! Then I just sprinkled the top with some powdered sugar. Everyone was surprised it had zucchini in it!
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I opted to make these in a 9x13 pan. I followed your recipe except for the zucchini part. lol I already had bagged my shredded zucchini in 2 cup portions - so just threw the whole bag in. It didn't seem to affect the outcome as the boys inhaled these. I also omitted the frosting and served these more as a brownie. Very moist and yummy! Thanks for sharing. Made for the Aussie/NZ November 2009 recipe swap.
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