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Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes

Zucchini cupcakes that are filled with a homemade peanut butter frosting. Chocolate zucchini cupcakes are a must make for zucchini lovers. The perfect zucchini cupcake recipe.
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cupcake with frosting, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter, chocolate zucchini cupcakes, dessert with zucchini, easy dessert, easy zucchini dessert, how to make zucchini cupcakes, summer dessert, zuccchini dessert, zucchini cupcake recipe, zucchini cupcakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 238kcal
Author Kelsey

Ingredients

Chocolate-Zucchini Cupcakes

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 cups zucchini shredded and drained
  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Peanut Butter Frosting

  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Start by grating your zuccini and placing it in a strainer and sprinkling 1/4 teaspoon salt over it. Then squeeze the zucchini a bit and let sit for 15 minutes. It will leak juice.
  • Grab a paper towel or cheese cloth and put zucchini in it, and squeeze out any excess liquid. You don't want all that liquid in your cupcakes or they will not turn out.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line your cupcake pan with liners.
  • In a bowl add your all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and mix and set aside.
  • Now in a new bowl add your eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, zucchini, butter, and vanilla. Mix until the mixture is well mixed.
  • Slowly add in your flour mixture, a little at a time, mixing until well mixed.
  • Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, doing half way full.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cupcakes are fully cooked.
  • Remove and place on a cooling rack to cool.
  • Once the cupcakes have cooled use a corer and remove part of the cupcake center out.
  • For making the peanut butter frosting add all ingredients into a stand mixer and whisk up until creamy. Pour into piping bag and then add some peanut butter frosting in the center of the zucchini cupcakes.
  • Then pipe the remaining frosting on top of the chocolate zucchini cupcakes to hide the center was cut out.

Notes

Frosting: If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar. If it is too thick add a little bit more milk. Just work with the frosting batter to get the proper consistency.
Storing: Store the cupcakes in the fridge in an airtight container. These chocolate zucchini cupcakes can be frozen as well for 3-4 months.
You can swap the frosting with a different flavor or do plain zucchini cupcakes if you don't like frosting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 238kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 165mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g