Cupcakes

Chocolate Avocado Zucchini Muffins

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Chocolate Avocado Zucchini Muffins

Preheat oven 350*F.  Bake 18-20 minutes

Makes:  2 and 1/2 Dozen using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop

Cupcake/Muffin Liners and Pan

Ingredients: 

*1 cup Mashed Avocado (2 medium), blend in a blender or small food processor until smooth

*1/2 cup Almond Milk 

*2 Eggs, room temperature

*1/4 cup Extra Light Olive Oil, must be extra light or Vegetable Oil

*2/3 cup Brown Sugar

*2/3 cup Granulated Sugar

*2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

*2 cups peeled and finely grated Zucchini

*2 and 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour

*1 cup Jet Black Cocoa Powder or Dark Cocoa Powder

*2 teaspoons Baking Powder

*1 teaspoon Baking Soda

*1 teaspoon Kosher Salt

*1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

*1/8 teaspoon Cardamom, optional

*1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, a mix of mini and regular, for topping

Instructions:

In a medium mixing bowl add the blended Avocado, milk, eggs, oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, zucchini and vanilla.  Whisk to gather until totally incorporated.

In a separate bowl sift together, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, Cardamon and salt.  Add a cup at a time to the avocado mixture, stirring until combined.

Scoop the batter into each cup and top with Chocolate chips.  Bake as directed above.

Cool completely.  Enjoy!  

Note:  You can double bag muffins and place in freezer for later date, will keep up to 2-3 months.

Recipe adapted from Food Network

Enjoy!
Lindy

Churro Cupcakes

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Churro Cupcakes

Ingredients:

*1 cup Cake Flour, sift and then measure
*1\2 cup White Wheat Pastry Flour, sift and then measure
*2 and 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder *1 and 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
*1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
*1 cup Butter, room temperature
*1 and 1/2 cups Sugar
*4 Eggs, room temperature
*1 cup canned Evaporated Milk
*1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract 
*Cooking Spray
*Parchment Paper, cupcake liners of your choice

Directions:

*In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream together on medium speed the butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Then add one egg at a time, beating between each one until all are incorporated.


*In a mixing bowl sift together the cake flour, wheat pastry flour and baking powder. Then gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, on medium-low speed and alternating with the milk and vanilla mixture in thirds just until combined.

*Line cupcake tins with liners and scoop the batter until 2/3rds full into each cup.

*Bake in an 325*F. oven for 25-30 minutes or using a toothpick inserted to the middle of the cupcake comes out clean or spring back when touched. Then add the Churro/cinnamon sugar topping, follow directions below.

Churro Topping 

*2 tablespoons Sugar

*1 teaspoon Cinnamon

Mix together in a bowl the sugar and cinnamon and add about a heaping 1/4 teaspoon of the churro topping to each cupcake at the end of baking cupcakes. Turn on broil and watch carefully letting the tops of the cupcakes making a golden crust. 


*Note: Remove cupcakes promptly from the oven and allow to cool on cooling racks until completely cool and pipe or frosting, using a 1M Open Star Tip and pipe around cupcakes edge making layers into a dome shape of frosting as pictured or as desired.

Churro Frosting:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Cream Cheese (2 ounces)

2 and 1/4 sticks butter, almost room temperature

6 cups powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

3 tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

Pinch of sea salt or to taste

Directions:

In a stand mixer with paddle attachment beat the butter and cream cheese 2 to 3 minutes until a light yellow color on medium speed.

Then gradually add powdered sugar alternate with whipping cream, mixing in on medium low speed.

Add vanilla and salt, taste and adjust as needed to your taste. Beat frosting another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove bowl from mixer and stir for 1 to 2 minutes to remove air bubbles.

Add frosting to piping bag with 1M open star tip and begin on the outside edge of the cupcake. Pipe around the edge gradually going toward the center, like a coiled snake, making the middle of the cupcake the end of piping.

See Churros

Also See Cookie Tacos

Enjoy!

Lindy