VELVETY BEET CUPCAKES WITH RASPBERRY ICING
And did I mention that it's chocolaty too? A healthy and delicious cupcake that's packed with superfoods - raspberries and beets. This is a Chatelaine recipe. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 12 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Measure out raspberries and leave on counter. Preheat oven to 350°F Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper cups or spray with oil.
- Stir flour with cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Puree beets in a blender or food processor. Beat sugar with oil in a medium-sized bowl, using an electric mixer, until combined, 2 minute Beat in egg, then beets and vanilla. Gradually beat in one-third of flour mixture just until blended, then half of buttermilk. Repeat additions, ending with flour mixture. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
- Bake in centre of oven until a cake tester inserted in cupcakes comes out clean, 20 to 25 minute Cool in pan on a rack for 15 min, then remove cakes to a rack to cool completely before icing.
- PUSH raspberries through a sieve into a bowl, using the bottom of a ladle. Discard seeds. Stir in cream cheese and icing sugar until evenly mixed. Spread over cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203.6, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 23.6, Sodium 207.3, Carbohydrate 30.9, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 19.4, Protein 3.7
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