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Chocolate Beet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Chocolate Beet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

20 ingredients 1 hr + 20 min 20 openrecipes
Chocolate Beet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

Incredibly delicious and moist chocolate beet cupcakes with beet cream cheese icing. They are so moist and chocolatey. Perfect for sharing with loved ones.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1116
Calories
24g
Protein
50g
Fat
139g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Beet 1/2 cup (85g) 35
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 5 whole FOR THE BEET PUREE:
  • 2 teaspoons Beets, Small
  • 2 cups Vegetable Oil
  • ⅔ cups FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • 1 teaspoon All-purpose Flour
  • 1-½ teaspoon Dutch-processed Cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¾ cups Baking Powder
  • 1-¾ cup Salt
  • 2 whole Unsalted Butter
  • ¾ cups Sugar
  • 1-½ teaspoon Large Eggs
  • ¾ cups Beet Puree (for The Cupcakes)
  • ½ cups Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Tablespoons Hot Strong Coffee
  • 1 Tablespoon Hot Water
  • ½ pounds, ⅞ ounces, weight FOR THE ICING:
  • ¼ cups Beet Puree (for The Frosting)
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice, Fresh
  • 4 cups Cream Cheese (full Fat)

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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