Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cupcakes

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Cupcakes photo
prep time:
15 minutes
total time:
1 hour 30 minutes
Makes 12 cupcakes
AlexAlex Irvine

Trick kids into eating zucchini. Ha!

ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa
  • powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 lb zucchini, coarsely grated (1 cup)
  • 1 (6 oz) package semisweet chocolate
  • chips
  • 1 muffin pan with with 12 (1/2 cup) cups
  • with paper liners

directions

  • 1

    Preheat oven to 350° with rack in the middle. Whisk together flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat together sugar, oil, egg and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer until thick and creamy, 2-3 minutes. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips.

  • 2

    Divide among lined muffin cups and bake until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 30-35 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then turn out to cool completely.

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