Carrot Zucchini Cupcakes

Makes 12 Cupcakes
Time 40 min
Carrot Zucchini Cupcakes

These veggie-stuffed cupcakes are great after school snacks, but work just as well for birthday treats, too. Skip the frosting and enjoy them for breakfast, if you like.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    Cupcakes
    1/2 cupcanola oil
    1/2 cupunbleached, evaporated cane sugar
    1/4 cupunsweetened applesauce
    2 largeeggs
    1 cupall-purpose flour
    1/2 cupwhole wheat pastry flour
    3/4 teaspoonbaking soda
    1 teaspooncinnamon
    1/8 teaspoonfine sea salt
    2 mediumcarrots grated
    1 smallzucchini grated
    1/2 cupchopped walnuts
    Frosting
    4 ouncescream cheese softened
    1 2/3 cupspowdered sugar sifted
    2 teaspoonslime juice
    12walnut halves for decoration

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Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F.


Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or coat with nonstick spray.


In a large mixing bowl, beat the oil with the sugar and applesauce.


Add eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together mix together the flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.


Add to the liquid ingredients. Fold in carrots, zucchini and nuts.


Spoon into muffin cups filling 3/4 full.


Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until done when tested with a toothpick. Cool on a wire rack.


For frosting, beat the softened cream cheese with the powdered sugar until well-incorporated.


Add lime juice and beat until frosting is light and fluffy.


Ice the cupcakes with a blunt knife. Garnish each with a walnut half.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 cupcake

Calories

330

Total Fat

18g

Saturated Fat

3g

Cholesterol

40mg

Sodium

150mg

Total Carbohydrate

38g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

25g

Protein

5g

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