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Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream Icing
A super moist chocolate cupcake recipe made with beetroot.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 258 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
British
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 large beet cooked and cooled (I like baking them in foil to keep them dry)
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅞ cup sugar
- 8 oz oil (I used olive oil and avocado oil)
- 3 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ⅛ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 4 ½ Tbsp dark unsweetened cocoa powder good quality (I used Barry)
- 24 chocolate truffles if using
Buttercream Frosting:
- ¼ cup butter at room temperature
- 2 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar
- ⅜ cup unsweetened cocoa powder good quality
- ⅛ to ¼ cup strong coffee cold
- ½ tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
- Prepare two, cupcake pans by placing liners in them.
- Puree the beets in a food processor along with the eggs, vanilla, oil and the sugar.
- In a large bowl, place the dry ingredients, then add the pureed mixture. Beat with an electric or stand mixer on low speed until well combined.
- Pour a little batter into prepared liners and drop in a truffle. Add more batter, then bake in preheated oven for about 25 minutes, or until a tester (or skewer) comes out clean.
- Remove from pans after a few minutes and allow to cool completely on racks.
- Meanwhile, make the buttercream frosting by beating the butter until soft, then adding the sugar, cocoa, ⅛ cup (30 ml) coffee and salt, and mixing until creamy and smooth. Continue to add more coffee until a soft, spreadable, or pipe-able consistency is reached.
- Decorate as desired.
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Notes
- Use quality, organic ingredients for best results.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cupcake
Calories
258kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
97mg
(4%)
Potassium
110mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
25g
(50%)
Vitamin A
97IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 258
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 258kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 97mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 110mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 97IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.