Name: Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded zucchini; 3 eggs; 2 cups granulated sugar; 3/4 vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 8 oz package cream cheese (room temp); 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp); 3 cups powdered sugar; ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; ¼ tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla

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How To Make Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Sneak some veggies into your desserts by making these moist zucchini cupcakes. They’re made even more decadent with its rich chocolate cream cheese topping!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2cupszucchini,shredded
3eggs
2cupsgranulated sugar
¾vegetable oil
2tspvanilla
2cupsall purpose flour
⅔cupcocoa powder,unsweetened
1tspbaking soda
1tspsalt
½tspbaking powder

For Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

8ozcream cheese,(1 package), room temperature
½cupunsalted butter,room temperature
3cupspowdered sugar
½cupunsweetened cocoa powder
¼tspsalt
1tspvanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 24 muffin cups with liners or spray with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix together zucchini, eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Spoon the batter into the prepared pan filling them about half way.
Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cupcakes on wire racks.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:

In a large bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter until creamy.
Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt and vanilla. Continue beating until smooth and whipped.
Frost the cupcakes. Then, serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 254.01kcal
Fat: 8.34g
Saturated Fat: 4.79g
Trans Fat: 0.16g
Monounsaturated Fat: 2.21g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.47g
Carbohydrates: 44.05g
Fiber: 2.29g
Sugar: 32.06g
Protein: 3.60g
Cholesterol: 40.56mg
Sodium: 199.90mg
Calcium: 31.71mg
Potassium: 143.93mg
Iron: 1.35mg
Vitamin A: 99.42µg
Vitamin C: 2.79mg

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