Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes (Martha Stewart Cupcakes)

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Martha Stewart's Zucchini Spice Cupcakes


I bought Martha Stewart's new Cupcakes book on "opening" weekend. However, I have yet to make anything in it!

I had good reason to try the Zucchini-Spice cupcakes first. See below.

Martha Stewart's Zucchini Spice Cupcakes
When this ends up on your porch, you instantly think...Zucchini Bread.
(The cupcake liner is shown for scale)

Martha Stewart's Zucchini Spice Cupcakes
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book suggests a cream cheese frosting (which would be lovely). But I was out of cream cheese...so I made a quick glaze of powdered sugar, vanilla extract and water. I think I probably saved about 100 calories each too!

Martha Stewart's Zucchini Spice Cupcakes
I got these cool cupcake liners at, well, where else? Surfas in Culver City, California. They are basically squares of parchment folded into pretty little things.

Note to Mary of Popsicles and Sandy Feet: When you and the family come out to Disneyland, I'll go with you to both Disneyland AND Surfas! :)

Martha Stewart's Zucchini Spice Cupcakes
The cupcake is very moist and easy to make. It is dairy-free, and I used olive oil instead of canola oil.

I poured a wee bit too much in each cup and ended up with 20 cupcakes instead of 24. I also ended up baking them for about 35 minutes instead of 20 minutes. Because these liners are really tall, I had the pans on the top and bottom racks. If I use these liners again, I'll try baking them separately and in the middle. So watch the time and size of your cupcakes!

When you are gifted with some zucchini, make sure to make this tasty treat!

Recipe:
Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book, page 44-45.
Also found on Erin's Food Files blog. She made the cream cheese frosting - yum!
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19 comments:

Audrie said... [Reply to comment]

Looks so yum! My mum-in-law loves zucchini bread so I think she'd love this. I almost picked up the book while I was in NYC the other day... now I wish I did!

Monica H said... [Reply to comment]

I almost made these yesterday. I came SO close! But I didn't have any canola oil and I was afraid of subbing olive oil. I wasn't sure how the flavor would turn out- but it seems they would have been just fine.

I ended up making a delicious zuke muffin with peach jam and dried cherries. Yum!

Your photos are so unique and I love those liners. I saw some that were similar on Martha a while back. The brown ones are especialy nice!

Donna-FFW said... [Reply to comment]

I will try this as soon as those gorgeous zucchini show up here. hey sound lovely, nice change from the typical bread.

Lori R. said... [Reply to comment]

OHhh, those look so good and I love the cupcake papers. Cute idea for something a little more than just the plain ole' papers. I found zuch. muffins freeze so well, while zucchini is abundant, I froze a bunch.

Mary Ann said... [Reply to comment]

I bought that book too and haven't made anything! It is hard to choose with all the delicious options. I think you chose a great one though.
Those cupcake liners are so cute!

Creative Classroom Core said... [Reply to comment]

I love the parchement wrappers you used! So pretty!

Unknown said... [Reply to comment]

I've been wanting to pick this book up for a while but just haven't gotten around to it yet. The cupcakes look yummy. That is one huge zucchini :)

Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]

YUM. These sound delicious! I'm scared to buy the cupcake book.

Megan said... [Reply to comment]

I'm a little late getting around here, but I just posted zucchini muffins this morning - from MS.

Now I know what to do with those squares of parchment that I can't make into paper cones....

Pamela said... [Reply to comment]

Such neat little cupcake papers! So pretty and delicious looking.

Cucinista said... [Reply to comment]

I love zucchini bread, but muffins are even better. These in particular look great with all the spices. I love how zucchini keeps everything nice and moist (and you can pretend they are healthy).

Unknown said... [Reply to comment]

How cute in those wrappers, and I'll have to copy your glaze idea. I made these this week too - CSA just dropped off a bunch more zucchini, so I might make more and freeze. They disappear quickly...

Jennifer said... [Reply to comment]

Oh YUM!!! these look sooo good! I have SO many zucchinis right now! Thanks for the link! :)

Mermaid Sews said... [Reply to comment]

These look amazing, love the liners and LOVE surfas. I hope all is well, sorry I have been MIA, busy summer.

Bec said... [Reply to comment]

Just tried these out - delicious!

eatme_delicious said... [Reply to comment]

Love those cupcake holders!

Nutmeg Nanny said... [Reply to comment]

I love zucchini in sweet baked goods. Growing up one of my favorite cakes was a chocolate zucchini cake.

Boyd Bracken said... [Reply to comment]

It Looks so delicious that I have to try it out. Lovely wrappers by the way!

Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]

Everything I've tried from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes cookbook is delicious. I'm about to try making these (zucchini spice), but I've made the raspberry marble cheesecakes (p.99) and the cookies and cream cheesecakes (p.104) many times that are cupcake size mini-cheesecakes and unbelievably yummy. Can never just eat one.

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