Zucchini Bread Or Cupcakes Recipes

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.

CHOCOLATE-ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, beat eggs with sugar for about 10 minutes or until thickened and pale. Blend oil and cooled chocolate into the beaten egg mixture.
• In a small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir flour mixture into egg mixture until just blended. Stir in zucchini and chopped nuts. Using an ice-cream scoop, spoon batter into 24 paper-lined or greased muffin cups, filling the cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until fork or toothpick inserted in a cupcake's center comes out clean. Let cool in pans on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; let cool completely. Spread with chocolate frosting and garnish with walnut or pecan halves.

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs until well mixed. Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts and raisins. Stir in nuts and raisins. Divide batter evenly between 8-inch pans or pour into 9-inch pan.
• Bake 8-inch loaves 50 to 60 minutes, 9-inch loaf 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on cooling rack 10 minutes.
• Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

SWEET ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

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.

BANANA ZUCCHINI BREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 36 muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• Mix bananas, white sugar, zucchini, applesauce, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a sifter and sift into the banana mixture; add oats and mix until batter is just combined. Fill muffin cups with batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool muffins completely in the tin before removing.

CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

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.

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil, orange juice and extract.
• Combine dry ingredients; add to the egg mixture and mix well.
• Add zucchini and mix well.
• Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
• Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until cupcakes test done.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
• For frosting, combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla.
• Cool to lukewarm.
• Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
• Frost cupcakes.

ZUCCHINI BREAD OR CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour two 8×4 inch loaf pans. (Grease liberally.) Alternately, line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk. Mix in oil and sugar, then zucchini and vanilla.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt, as well as nuts, chocolate chips and/or dried fruit, if using.
• Stir this into the egg mixture. Divide the batter into prepared pans.
• Bake loaves for 60 minutes, plus or minus ten, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Muffins will bake far more quickly, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.

ZUCCHINI CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with paper liners.
• Whisk vegetable oil, egg, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
• Combine flour, sugar, chocolate chips, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Pour in oil mixture and fold gently to combine. Stir in zucchini. Spoon batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.