Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes

I must have a lot of time on my hands because I joined another online cooking club. Ok not really, but it’s just that I really wanted to join the MS: Cupcake Club. The MS stands for The Martha Stewart, as they are attempting to bake their way through Martha’s Cupcake book. Why did I Join? Because, I love cupcakes! They are so proud and delicious in all their individual glory. Everyone feels special getting their own mini anything and cupcakes are like your own individual cake….a cake made especially for you and you only ;) So now once a month I/we will bake a new recipe from Martha’s book. I will not be posting the recipes since we are baking every recipe. I hope you follow along and enjoy!
This month Tracy from Tracy’s Culinary Adventures has chosen Zucchini-Spice Cupcakes on pages 44. I have never baked with Zucchini before, so I really had no idea what to expect. It didn’t help that my husband walked by and said ‘why can’t you bake something normal, like blueberry muffins or something’. Yea, I was off to a good start.
Having baked them, I can’t believe how good they were and my husband agreed. They were super moist and paired perfectly with the cream cheese frosting. I do have to say, I adjusted the frosting by adding more vanilla extract and sugar in order to balance the very strong butter flavor. Next time, I will definitely cut the butter by at least four tablespoons and keep everything else the same. I baked a full batch and took them to a get together and they were a hit. Everyone loved them. The next time I have a lot of zucchini, I will definitely make these. Thanks Tracy for the great suggestion.
Now if you want to check out what everyone else did go here!!!
Enjoy!