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Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup granola oil
- 1/2 cups orange juice
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1-1/2 cups grated zucchini
- FROSTING
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, cubed
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups icing sugar
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350. Beat first five ingredients. Combine dry ingredients ; gradually add to egg mixture and blend well.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 cups two-thirds full. Baked until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean 20-25 minutes. Cool cupcakes 10 minutes before removing them to a wire rack.
For frosting: combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool to lukewarm
Gradually beat in confectioners sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled cupcakes.
327 calories per cupcake"........... Yikes!!!