Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes Food

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray muffin pan wells with nonstick cooking spray or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat together the sugars, oil, eggs, and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture and mix until just combined.
• Fold in zucchini until it is evenly distributed into the batter. Stir in semisweet chocolate chips.
• Use a large cookie scoop (about 3 tablespoons) to distribute batter amongst the prepared muffin wells.
• If desired, sprinkle mini milk chocolate chips onto the top of each muffin.
• Bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 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 to the creamed mixture alternately with yogurt, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini and carrots., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cupcakes.

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with paper liners.
• Whisk vegetable oil, egg, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
• Combine flour, sugar, chocolate chips, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Pour in oil mixture and fold gently to combine. Stir in zucchini. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Spread pecans onto a baking sheet. Cut butter into small pieces and scatter on top of pecans.
• Broil in the preheated oven until pecans start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 5 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning. Remove from oven and allow to cool, about 10 minutes. Transfer pecans to a cutting board and smash or crush into small pieces.
• Turn off broiler and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners. Spray inside of liners with cooking spray.
• Combine zucchini, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
• Mix flour, sugar, toasted pecans, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Add zucchini mixture and stir to combine. Fill muffin tin cups 3/4 full with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• While cupcakes bake, cut softened cream cheese and butter into small pieces and place in a mixing bowl. Add sugar and almond extract. Mix icing using an electric mixer until smooth, about 5 minutes. Store in the refrigerator until use.
• Remove cupcakes from the oven and let cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE-ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat eggs with sugar for about 10 minutes or until thickened and pale. Blend oil and cooled chocolate into the beaten egg mixture.
• In a small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Stir in zucchini and chopped nuts. Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon batter into 24 paper-lined or greased muffin cups, filling the cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until fork or toothpick inserted in a cupcake's center comes out clean. Let cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; let cool completely. Spread with chocolate frosting and garnish with walnut or pecan halves.

EASY CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix cake mix, pudding mix, zucchini, eggs, sour cream, and applesauce together in a bowl until batter is smooth and thick; fold in chocolate chips. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 22 to 25 minutes.

ZUCCHINI BREAD OR CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two 8×4 inch loaf pans. (Grease liberally.) Alternately, line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk. Mix in oil and sugar, then zucchini and vanilla.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt, as well as nuts, chocolate chips and/or dried fruit, if using.
• Stir this into the egg mixture. Divide the batter into prepared pans.
• Bake loaves for 60 minutes, plus or minus ten, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Muffins will bake far more quickly, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add the eggs and oil, mix well. Fold in the nuts and zucchini until they are evenly distributed. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting with your favorite frosting.

EXTRA (AP)PETITE: LOLA'S ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grate zucchini and set aside. If if looks watery, blot off excess water with a paper towel otherwise I don't typically blot it. If you're doing the optional adding lemon juice or white vinegar into the milk step, do that now as well and set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together everything listed under "Dry ingredients bowl." Sifting is key for helping these ingredients combine evenly and to get rid of clumps. I only have a little sift, so just added each ingredient one at a time through the sift, stirred with a spoon, and re-sifted everything together.
• In a separate, large bowl, mix everything listed under "Wet ingredients bowl" using a hand beater until combined.
• Stir the sifted dry ingredients into the wet ingredients bowl. Use a large spoon or spatula to stir until combined.
• Stir in grated zucchini and optional chocolate chips.
• Scoop batter into cupcake liners or a well greased pan (this recipe fits into an 8 x 8 pan). I filled these to the brim of my cupcake tins for fuller, rounded cupcakes after baking.
• Bake for 18-22 minutes for cupcakes until a toothpick comes out of the center clean. For a larger sheet cake, bake for 30 to 40 minutes until the toothpick test is clean.
• Cream together the softened butter, cream cheese, and vanilla using a mixer.
• Sift in the powdered sugar and continue mixing until smooth.
• Stir in optional lemon juice and/or zest half a teaspoon at a time to taste, until you're happy with the flavor. If needed, add a few tablespoons more confectioners sugar for thicker frosting.
• Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes (frosting will thicken up a tad more) and then spread on top of FULLY COOLED cake. You can also make a DIY frosting piping bag (pictured below) by cutting off one corner of a ziploc bag.

SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Place liners in 12 muffin cups.
• Mix all ingredients in large bowl. Beat at high speed 1 minute. Pour into lined muffin cups about 2/3 full. Bake aprox 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• I have trippled this recipe and had great results. They store well in airtight container and freeze well too.

ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour 18 muffin cups or use paper liners. Mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and hot chocolate mix. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, olive oil and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the sour milk and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture, just until incorporated. Stir in the grated zucchini and chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top of the cupcakes springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in pans over a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before removing from baking cups. They are really gooey when fresh from the oven.

CHOCOLATE CHIP ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat together sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips. Divide among lined muffin cups and bake until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then turn out to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE (HEALTHY + GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 inch pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• First, measure out 1 heaping cup of shredded zucchini, then place shredded zucchini in a paper towel or cheese cloth and squeeze out all of the moisture/water. This is very important!
• Add shredded zucchini, eggs, coconut sugar, pure maple syrup, siggi's yogurt, vanilla extract to a large bowl and whisk together until well combined. Finally stir in melted and cooled coconut oil until well combined.
• Next, add dry ingredients: almond flour, oat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix together with a wooden spoon until well combined. Fold ½ cup chocolate chips into the batter.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for at least 30 minutes in the pan on a wire rack before topping it.
• Next make the topping: add chocolate chips and coconut oil to a medium bowl; microwave in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until chocolate is melted. Alternatively you can melt the chocolate in a saucepan over low heat. Once chocolate is melted, pour over the cake and tilt the pan side to side to help evenly distribute the chocolate and coat every inch of the cake. Finally, sprinkle a little sea salt on top if you'd like.
• Cut the cake into 12 slices. Serve with fresh raspberries or strawberries and enjoy! Store cake in the fridge after a day.

"SNEAKY" CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES KIDS LOVE

Steps:

• 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!