Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes - Martha Stewart's Cupcake Club

Zucchini Spice Cupcakes (Martha Stewart)
For this month's Martha Stewart Cupcake Club, Tracey from Tracey's Culinary Adventures chose Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes on pages 44 of Martha's fantastic book: Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book. Tracey is the most awesome baker, cook, and all around nice person! I love her! Go visit her blog!

Martha Stewart Cupcake Club is a new baking club started by Sugar B of Eat My Cupcake and we are going to make one cupcake recipe per month (or more!) Check it out on the new website here.

Zucchini Spice Cupcakes (Martha Stewart)
I made this recipe earlier with a simply glaze, but this time I made it with the recommended Cream Cheese Frosting. It was the first recipe I made from this book, and it's a winner! I was very happy to make it again as I still had lots of zucchini hanging out in the veggie drawer.

The recipe calls for a boatload of cream cheese frosting. I made 1/2 the cupcake recipe and about 1/4 of the frosting recipe. Me thinks Martha and her crew love the frosting way more than me. :)

Zucchini Spice Cupcakes (Martha Stewart)
Be sure to check out the other Martha Stewart Cupcake Club members and their version of the recipe! And be sure to make this tasty treat! (The cupcake is dairy free but the cream cheese frosting...well, is not!)

Recipe:
Martha Stewart's Cupcake Book: Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes, page 44
Note: The Martha Stewart Cupcake Club doesn't post the recipe. You can use WorldCat to see if your library has it in their collection (hey, I need to put the Librarian in the Food Librarian sometimes! :)

39 comments:

  1. AudrieSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    I thought this recipe sounded familiar! They look so pretty with the frosting. I don't care for frosting but I always have to make extra when it comes to my in-laws cos they love the stuff. Can't understand it!

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  2. betty geekSeptember 15, 2009 at 12:45 AM

    I am glad you made and liked these cupcakes! They look fantastic!

    I hate to be the cupcake party pooper, but I wasn't a big fan of the texture and overall taste of mine. Oh well. You win some, you lose some.

    Thanks for baking along with us this month!

    You are a baking super star!

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  3. mikeSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:27 AM

    Hm... a glaze - now that sound equally as delicious! I agree - there was enough frosting to make... a cake, which I did! These look fantastic - especially outdoors, I love the serving tray!

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  4. JenniferSeptember 15, 2009 at 3:20 AM

    These look absolutely delicious!!!!!

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  5. PamelaSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:03 AM

    Looks wonderful. Yum...all of that yummy cream cheese frosting!

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    Nice job. I had tons of frosting too, but that frosting was soooo good. I love how you piped it on and left some of the cupcake bare.

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  7. Mary AnnSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:19 AM

    Beautiful! I am glad you made them again with the frosting. They look so cute. I really liked them too and yay! for dairy-free (hasn't it been 3 weeks yet?)

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  8. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    These look so pretty. I need to get a pastry bag to make pretty cupcakes too.

    And zucchini make breads/cakes so moist.

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  9. k.a.r.e.nSeptember 15, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    Great looking cupcakes!

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  10. HindySeptember 15, 2009 at 7:12 AM

    I like the idea of a glaze. Of course, yours look very inviting with the frosting too!

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  11. The Food LibrarianSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:05 AM

    Nikkilooch, I didn't use a pastry bag...just the tip in a Ziploc freezer bag! It makes it easy to toss after completing the piping! :) - mary the food librarian

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  12. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    they look gorgeous!

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  13. ElianaSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    Your cupcakes looks picture perfect :)

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  14. MeganSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    I thought these were just terrific, too. I did make one (or two) with the cream cheese frosting, but enjoyed them just as much plain.

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  15. Soy*BabySeptember 15, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    These look perfect. I love the piping. I had so much cream cheese frosting left over it was ridiculous. Love the pictures.

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  16. FayeSeptember 15, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    These look wonderful!! Great pictures!

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  17. Mini BakerSeptember 15, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    oh my! these look delightful! I love zucchini bread/muffins/cupcakes, mostly because I don't feel guilty eating them because there's a vegetable in them! haha
    Happy Baking,
    Mini Baker

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  18. MariaSeptember 15, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    Super cute cupcakes!

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  19. Irina @ PastryPalSeptember 15, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    I've seen that book and the cupcakes all look so tempting. Looking forward to all your renditions.

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  20. NinaSeptember 15, 2009 at 3:26 PM

    wow your cupcakes came out to beautifully!

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  21. KatrinaSeptember 15, 2009 at 4:18 PM

    After seeing all the cupcakes floating around, and constantly seeing the two BIG zucchini on my counter, I'm going to have to make these! They look de-lish!

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  22. Engineer BakerSeptember 15, 2009 at 5:19 PM

    You can never have enough cream cheese frosting :) Yours look adorable though, with their little swirl on top!

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  23. Elizabeth D.September 15, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    Wow, these cupcakes look positively gorgeous!!

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  24. JulieSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:32 PM

    Your frosting is amazing! I forgot the cream cheese, so I just used powdered sugar. After looking at everyone's blogs, I am so wishing I'd had the cream cheese.

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  25. maraeSeptember 15, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    I love your photos!! Fabulous. I didn't love this recipe but it wasn't bad, esp with frosting!

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  26. StephSeptember 15, 2009 at 8:42 PM

    That's a gorgeous swirl Mary! I'm glad you enjoyed these.

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  27. JudySeptember 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM

    beautiful pictures!! i loved these cupcakes. they were so delicious!

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  28. UnknownSeptember 15, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    Thanks so much for baking with me this month Mary and for your kind words! I love you and this fabulous blog too :) Great photos - Martha herself couldn't have made these look any better. I loved this recipe, especially with the cream cheese frosting but maybe someday when I'm trying to be healthier I'll go with a glaze and save some calories!

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  29. SarahSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog! Let me tell you, the chocolate chips were the perfect touch! And your cupcakes are sooo cute! My piped swirl just doesn't compare! I love your blog. I'm in with TWD as well but didn't get a chance to jump on the apple turnovers for this week! Wanted to let your know that yours look delicious!

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  30. UnknownSeptember 16, 2009 at 8:40 AM

    Lovely cupcakes! I like the cross-section shot. I agree that the frosting recipes make way too much, but maybe that's not a bad thing when it comes to cream cheese frosting.

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  31. KayteSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:09 AM

    Love the cross-section shot, very nice. All of it is very nice. You are right, it made a boatload of icing and I only made half also...does this stuff freeze??? I noticed that the pumpkin recipe calls for this, I think, so maybe I should just go ahead and do that one and use up the icing! Your cupcakes are beautiful!

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  32. KatiecakesSeptember 16, 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Your cakes are so beautiful!!

    Katie xox

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  33. CindySeptember 16, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    These were a winner! I have been a follower of your blog for ages! Thanks!

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  34. TeaLadySeptember 16, 2009 at 4:51 PM

    Those look perfect. Just the right amount of frosting on top.

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  35. LoriSeptember 16, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Your pics look amazing! I agree on the comment about Martha and her folks liking frosting because I had a ton leftover...enough to ice some brownies.

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  36. AprilSeptember 17, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    I think I'm going to have to breakdown and buy the Cupcake book. I have the Cookie book and it's great. I love the swirl of cream cheese frosting!

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  37. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    These look great! I like living vicariously through all of you cupcake bakers. :P

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  38. BecSeptember 17, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    I just made this for the second time - a full batch of 2 dozen - and they disappeared frighteningly fast. I put cinnamon in the cream cheese frosting and only made half the frosting for a full batch of cupcakes.

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  39. JenSeptember 17, 2009 at 7:54 PM

    Looks great! Love the pics! I cut way back on the frosting too...

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