Name: Zucchini Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 58 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup all-purpose flour; ¾ cup whole wheat flour; 1 cup granulated sugar; ½ cup flaked coconut; 2 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp nutmeg; 1 pinch ginger; 2 tbsp coconut oil; 2 whole large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 cups zucchini; 20 oz crushed pineapple in juice; For Frosting:; 8 oz Philadelphia cream cheese; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract

zucchini cupcake with cream cheese frosting recipe

How To Make Zucchini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Satisfy your sweet cravings by trying this guilt-free zucchini cupcake! It’s a light treat loaded with zucchini and pineapples, all made in just 1 hour.

Preparation: 35 minutes

Cooking: 23 minutes

Total: 58 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¾cupall-purpose flour
¾cupwhole wheat flour
1cupgranulated sugar
½cupflaked coconut
2tspbaking soda
1tspsalt
2tspground cinnamon
¼tspnutmeg,optional
1pinchginger,optional
2tbspcoconut oil
2whole large eggs
1tspvanilla
2cupszucchini,unpeeled, grated, squeezed well of all moisture
20ozcrushed pineapple in juice,drained well

For Frosting:

8ozPhiladelphia Cream Cheese,⅓ fat
1cuppowdered sugar
1tspvanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, coconut, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger, then stir well with a whisk.
In a medium bowl, combine the oil, eggs, and vanilla, then stir well. Add the grated zucchini and pineapple, then mix well.
Fold the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients until incorporated.
Spoon the batter into cupcake tins.
Bake for 23 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool completely on a wire rack.

Frosting:

Beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Spread or pipe the frosting over the cupcakes, serve, and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 197.73kcal
Fat: 7.41g
Saturated Fat: 4.64g
Trans Fat: 0.00g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.45g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.44g
Carbohydrates: 31.10g
Fiber: 1.61g
Sugar: 21.72g
Protein: 3.12g
Cholesterol: 36.08mg
Sodium: 225.28mg
Calcium: 27.98mg
Potassium: 129.99mg
Iron: 0.81mg
Vitamin A: 58.04µg
Vitamin C: 17.61mg

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Zucchini Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe