Zucchini Carrot Cupcakes Recipes

CARROT ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 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.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Put 24 cupcake liners in muffin tins.
• In a large bowl, mix the sugars, oil, eggs, applesauce and vanilla together until well combined and there are no lumps of brown sugar.
• Add 1/2 cup of the flour along with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Stir until well incorporated.
• Add the remaining two cups of flour and mix until just combined (but there should be no lumps).
• Fold in the carrots and zucchini.
• Spoon into the cupcake liners, filling about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 18 minutes.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper muffin liners.
• In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beast sugar, eggs, applesauce, and vanilla extract for 1 minute.
• Beat together wet and dry ingredients by hand until no traces of flour remain. Stir in zucchini, carrots, and nuts.
• Spoon batter evenly into 12 muffin liners. Bake cupcakes for 15 minutes or until a cake tester indictes they're done. Cool on a rack.
• Frost with icing if desired. Top with sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, or raisins. You can also skip the icing and dust the cupcakes with 10X sugar or just leave plain.

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat the first 5 ingredients. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to egg mixture and blend well. Stir in zucchini. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack., For frosting, combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to lukewarm. , Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Beat eggs, sugar and oil.
• Add sifted dry ingredients, zucchini, carrots, nuts and vanilla.
• Pour into a greased Bundt pan. Bake at 350 deg. for 45 min to 1 hour. The top will be golden and may crack a little -- that's okay!
• Let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat eggs and sugar until frothy. Gradually beat in oil. Combine dry ingredients; add to batter. Beat 4 minutes. Stir in carrots, zucchini and nuts. Pour into three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans. Cool thoroughly on a wire rack. , For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla. Continue beating until sugar is dissolved. Spread between the layers and over the top and sides of the cake. Garnish with whole or chopped nuts if desired.

CARROT-ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans.
• Mix sugar, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
• Combine oil, eggs, carrots, and zucchini in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until well blended. Beat in honey. Stir in sugar mixture gradually; beat on medium speed until batter is smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Divide batter evenly among prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack; allow to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar, pineapple, cream cheese, walnuts, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat until frosting is smooth. Spread over cooled cakes and stack.

SHEET PAN ZUCCHINI CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large, rimmed baking sheet with butter.
• Combine flour, coconut, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Combine butter, sugar, and vanilla sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until very smooth and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, and beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini and carrots.
• Stir in flour mixture alternately with milk until batter is well combined. Spread onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Pour orange juice over warm cake immediately after removing from the oven, so it can soak up the liquid.