Main
Recipes
Velvety Beet Cupcakes With Raspberry Icing Recipe

Velvety Beet Cupcakes With Raspberry Icing Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Velvety Beet Cupcakes With Raspberry Icing

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

1/4 cup raspberries, frozen
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
200 ml beets, rinsed, drained, patted dry ( half of a 398 ml can)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup safflower oil
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
125 g light cream cheese, cubed ( half of a 250-g block)
1/2 cup icing sugar

Directions:

Measure out raspberries and leave on counter. Preheat oven to 350°F Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper cups or spray with oil.
Stir flour with cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Puree beets in a blender or food processor. Beat sugar with oil in a medium-sized bowl, using an electric mixer, until combined, 2 minute Beat in egg, then beets and vanilla. Gradually beat in one-third of flour mixture just until blended, then half of buttermilk. Repeat additions, ending with flour mixture. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
Bake in centre of oven until a cake tester inserted in cupcakes comes out clean, 20 to 25 minute Cool in pan on a rack for 15 min, then remove cakes to a rack to cool completely before icing.
PUSH raspberries through a sieve into a bowl, using the bottom of a ladle. Discard seeds. Stir in cream cheese and icing sugar until evenly mixed. Spread over cooled cupcakes.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	354.21 Kcal (1483 kJ)
Calories from fat	128.68 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	14.3g	22%
Cholesterol	39.33mg	13%
Sodium	311.39mg	13%
Potassium	217.95mg	5%
Total Carbs	52.24g	17%
Sugars	26.39g	106%
Dietary Fiber	2.27g	9%
Protein	6.04g	12%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	3%
Iron	1.5mg	8%
Calcium	72.1mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	301.94 Kcal (1264 kJ)
Calories from fat	109.69 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	12.19g	22%
Cholesterol	33.53mg	13%
Sodium	265.44mg	13%
Potassium	185.78mg	5%
Total Carbs	44.53g	17%
Sugars	22.49g	106%
Dietary Fiber	1.94g	9%
Protein	5.15g	12%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	3%
Iron	1.3mg	8%
Calcium	61.5mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Kitchen Sink Brownies

All-purpose flour, Unsweetened cocoa, Baking powder and 13 more..
Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (Giada De Laurentiis)

All-purpose flour, Unsweetened cocoa powder, Baking powder and 14 more..
Oreo Cupcakes

All-purpose flour, Unsweetened cocoa powder , sifted and 14 more..
Black Tie Cupcakes

All-purpose flour, Unsweetened cocoa powder, Baking powder and 13 more..
Zucchini Fudge Cake 1

All-purpose flour , unsifted, Cocoa, Baking powder and 11 more..
Zucchini Chocolate Orange Cake

All-purpose flour, Unsweetened cocoa powder, Baking powder and 14 more..
Zucchini Chocolate Orange Cake

All-purpose flour, Unsweetened cocoa powder, Baking powder and 14 more..
Chewy Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

All-purpose flour (about 4 1/2 oz), Unsweetened cocoa and 10 more..
Pumpkin Spiced and Iced Cookies

All-purpose flour, Pumpkin pie spice, Baking powder and 12 more..
Oatmeal Raisin Muffins - Adapted from Carole Walter

All-purpose flour, Old fashioned oats, Baking powder and 12 more..
Cardamom Vanilla Pound Cake

All-purpose flour, Ground cardamom, Baking powder and 11 more..
Nutella Filled Chocolate Cookies

All-purpose flour, Cocoa powder, Baking powder and 11 more..