Valentine's Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Super cute, super fun to decorate, and super yummy!
I must say, not too bad a job for my first time...they look really adorable with the little do-dads stuck in there. Yay for me!!!!

Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

 Ingredients

2 oz (60 g) unsweetened chocolate

3 eggs

1 ½ cup brown sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

2 cup all purpose flour

1 tsp each  baking powder and baking soda1tsp vanilla

½ tsp salt

2 cup grated zucchini ( about 1 large)

Butter Cream Icing

1 1/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

4 ½ cup icing sugar

¼ cup whipping cream

2 drops red food colouring

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Melt chocolate in double boiler.

3. Beat eggs with brown sugar – about 5 minutes.

4. Beat in oil and chocolate.

5. In small bowl whisk together  flour, baking powder, soda, and salt - stir into egg mixture.

6. Stir in zucchini.

7. Divide batter into 24 lined cups – bake 20 minutes.

Icing:

1. Beat butter until pale and fluffy.

2. Beat in vanilla, then beat in sugar until very smooth.

3. Beat in cream and food colouring.

4. Decorate cooled cupcakes as desired.

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