Best 6 Zucchini Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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Zucchini cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are a delicious and moist dessert that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a birthday party, a potluck, or just a relaxing afternoon snack. With their sweet and tangy flavor, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.

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ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES WITH THE BEST CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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I made these zucchini cupcakes today and added the BEST Cream Cheese Frosting. They taste fantastic.

Provided by Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h12m

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar, (packed)
½ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 medium zucchini, (coarsely shredded (about 1¾ cups))
⅓ cup canola oil
2 large eggs, (lightly beaten)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese
½ cup (1 stick or 113g) butter, (room temperature)
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin tin with liners.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, both sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, combine zucchini, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Add this to flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Use ¼ cup measuring cup or ice cream scooper to evenly scoop the batter into the lined muffin tin. Fill each cup about 2/3 of the way full.
  • Bake for 18-22 minutes.
  • Remove the cupcakes from the oven let them cool completely before adding the cream cheese frosting.
  • Place room temperature cream cheese, butter, and vanilla into stand mixer and blend for 1-2 minutes on medium speed until fully incorporated. (You can also use a hand-held mixer.)
  • Add confectioners' sugar, one cup at a time, until the frosting is light and creamy. Spread or pipe the frosting over the cooled cupcakes.
  • FOR PIPING: You will want to get all the wet ingredients combined before adding the sugar. The trick is to not OVERBEAT the cream cheese. The more you mix the creamier it gets and the harder it is to pipe. I add my sugar 1 cup at a time so that I can gauge the consistency as I go.
  • FOR FROSTING CAKES: When covering a cake with this cream cheese frosting you can beat for 5-7 minutes. You can also add in all of the sugar at once. This results in the creamiest cream cheese frosting you will ever have. Almost elastic!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 544 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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A great way to use up some of those plentiful summer zucchini!

Provided by Hayley Ryczek

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 1h40m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups white sugar
1 cup coconut oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups, or line with paper muffin liners.
  • Sift all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking powder, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
  • Beat sugar, coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 4 minutes; fold in zucchini and walnuts. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture until batter is well mixed. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter about half full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Beat cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer in a bowl until smooth. Gradually beat confectioners' sugar into cheese mixture until frosting is light and fluffy. Spread frosting over completely cooled cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372.2 calories, Carbohydrate 46.6 g, Cholesterol 43.7 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 13.3 g, Sodium 187.1 mg, Sugar 37.6 g

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES



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I asked my grandmother for this recipe after trying these irresistible spice cupcakes at her home. I love their creamy caramel frosting. They're such a scrumptious dessert, you actually forget you're eating your vegetables, too! -Virginia Lapierre, Greensboro Bend, Vermont

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

3 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1-1/2 cups shredded zucchini
FROSTING:
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/4 cup 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 to 2 cups confectioners' sugar

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 12g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 45mg cholesterol, Sodium 305mg sodium, Carbohydrate 52g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

ZUCCHINI CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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Cindy West of Marshalltown, Iowa fixes this moist snack cake topped with sweet cream cheese frosting. "Squares of this cake freeze extremely well," she notes.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield about 24 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 large eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups shredded zucchini
FROSTING:
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat eggs and oil. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; add to egg mixture and mix well. Stir in zucchini. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cake and cut into squares. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254 calories, Fat 10g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 210mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

SWEET ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES



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Grate some zucchini for surprisingly delicious cupcakes. This recipe was submitted by reader Ian Young of Oakland, California.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cupcake Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 zucchini (10 ounces), coarsely grated (1 1/2 cups)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Ian Young's Cream Cheese Frosting

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cups of a standard (12-cup) muffin tin with paper or foil liners. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Mix in nuts.
  • In another bowl, combine zucchini, oil, eggs, and vanilla; add to flour mixture, and mix just until combined (do not overmix).
  • Divide batter evenly among cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes.
  • Cool in tin on a wire rack for 10 minutes; turn cupcakes out, right side up, and cool completely. Meanwhile, make frosting. Using an offset spatula or butter knife, spread Cream Cheese Frosting on cupcakes. The frosted cupcakes are best eaten within 1 day.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES



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I just love chocolate but I am not the hottest for really rich food during the summer, so a nice alternate to this dilemma is zucchini-chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing!

Provided by tayoush

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 2h

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup pecans
1 tablespoon butter
cooking spray
3 cups grated zucchini
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups white sugar
10 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
½ cup salted butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Spread pecans onto a baking sheet. Cut butter into small pieces and scatter on top of pecans.
  • Broil in the preheated oven until pecans start to turn golden brown and become fragrant, about 5 minutes, watching carefully to prevent burning. Remove from oven and allow to cool, about 10 minutes. Transfer pecans to a cutting board and smash or crush into small pieces.
  • Turn off broiler and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 cups of a muffin tin with paper liners. Spray inside of liners with cooking spray.
  • Combine zucchini, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
  • Mix flour, sugar, toasted pecans, sugar, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Add zucchini mixture and stir to combine. Fill muffin tin cups 3/4 full with batter.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  • While cupcakes bake, cut softened cream cheese and butter into small pieces and place in a mixing bowl. Add sugar and almond extract. Mix icing using an electric mixer until smooth, about 5 minutes. Store in the refrigerator until use.
  • Remove cupcakes from the oven and let cool completely before frosting, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 658.3 calories, Carbohydrate 75.7 g, Cholesterol 73.6 mg, Fat 38.9 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 12.9 g, Sodium 312.7 mg, Sugar 56.4 g

Tips:

  • To ensure the cupcakes are moist, do not overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in dry and dense cupcakes.
  • For a richer flavor, use brown sugar instead of granulated sugar.
  • If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar to a cup of regular milk. Let it sit for 5 minutes before using.
  • To create a creamier frosting, use full-fat cream cheese. You can also add a tablespoon of sour cream or heavy cream to the frosting for extra richness.
  • For a fun and festive touch, decorate the cupcakes with sprinkles, chopped nuts, or mini chocolate chips.

Conclusion:

These Zucchini Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. With their moist and flavorful zucchini base and creamy and tangy frosting, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. Whether you're looking for a fun and festive dessert for a party or a simple and satisfying snack to enjoy at home, these zucchini cupcakes are a perfect choice. So next time you have some zucchini on hand, give this recipe a try and see for yourself how delicious zucchini cupcakes can be!

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