Thursday, July 23, 2015

Zucchini Breads & Cupcakes

Glazed Lemon Zucchini Bread

2 cups cake flour OR 1 3/4 c. flour +1/4 c. corn starch
½ t. salt
2 t. baking powder
2 eggs
½ c. canola oil
1⅓ c. sugar
2 T. lemon juice (I did juice & zest of one lemon)
½ c. buttermilk
1 c. grated zucchini
Glaze ingredients:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 T. lemon juice

Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
In a large bowl, beat eggs. Then add oil and sugar until well blended. Add lemon juice, buttermilk, lemon zest to this mixture and blend all together.
Fold in zucchini until it is mixed well.
Add dry mixture to the wet mixture and blend all together until well combined.
Pour batter into greased 9x5 loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
While still warm, make glaze and spoon over the bread. Let the glaze set up before cutting and serving.

Small pans = bake 30 to 35 minutes.

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
2 large eggs
1/3 c. honey
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 t. vanilla
1 t. salt
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
1/3 c. cocoa
1 2/3 c. flour
2 c. shredded, unpeeled zucchini (I peeled it)
1 c. chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350°F; lightly grease an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, honey, oil, sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Add the salt, baking soda, baking powder, espresso powder, cocoa, and flour, mixing until well combined.
Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake the bread for 65 to 75 minutes.
Remove the bread from the oven, and let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes before turning it out of the pan onto a rack.
Cool completely before slicing; store well-wrapped, at room temperature.
Yield: one 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" large loaf.    Bake small pan =35 minutes    medium = 40 minutes
muffins = 25 minutes
A double batch made 1 small & 5 medium loaves OR 36 muffins  OR 24 muffins and 2 small loaves.

My version........ Double Chocolate Z Muffins
Place in mixer bowl:
5 eggs
2/3 c. honey
1 c. oil
1 c. brown sugar
2 t. vanilla
Mix well and add:
2 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
2/3 c. cocoa
3 1/3 c. flour
Mix well and add:
4 c. shredded zucchini
2 c. chocolate chips
Mix and scoop into lined and sprayed muffin tins.  Makes 36 muffins.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Mini muffins bake for 18 minutes.


Zucchini Cupcakes
1-1/4 c. butter, softened
1-1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
2-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. baking cocoa
1 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. plain yogurt
1 c. grated zucchini
1 c. grated carrots
1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with yogurt, beating well after each addition. Fold in zucchini and carrots.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cupcakes. Yield: 21 cupcakes.

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