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| Red Velvet Cupcakes |
Ingredients:
Cupcakes
Cupcakes
- 1 or 2 beets
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Frosting:
- 1/4 cup palm shortening
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Wrap beet(s) in aluminum foil and roast in oven for about an hour, until they are very soft. Allow to cool, then remove peel and puree in a food processor or blender. Measure out about 3/4 cup of puree.
- Reduce oven to 350 degrees and prepare a standard muffin pan with liners.
- Whisk all dry ingredients in a small bowl.
- Combine coconut oil, honey, eggs, vanilla, lemon juice, and beet puree in a separate bowl.
- Mix dry and wet ingredients together.
- Divide batter evenly in muffin pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- To make the frosting, whip the palm shortening, vanilla and maple syrup together until completely blended.
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This recipe was shared at: Allergy-Free Wednesdays, Gluten Free Wednesdays, Fat Tuesdays, Real Food Friday ,Gluten Free Fridays,
Motivation Monday, Hearth and Soul, Weekend Retreat
Motivation Monday, Hearth and Soul, Weekend Retreat
These look good enough to eat right now. I will have to make some. I love the ingredients, although I do not know palm shortening. Is that a healthy fat?
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Hi Kathleen; the following link will give you a good description of "palm oil" http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/organic_palm_shortening.htm
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Phyllis
Can you taste the beets at all? I'm not a fan of beets.
ReplyDeleteHi Kristen; Good question! There is a slight taste of the beets in the cupcakes but they do not shout beet flavor, similar to when you use applesauce or black bean in baking. Hope that helps! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteHi Kristen; Good question! There is a slight taste of the beets in the cupcakes but they do not shout beet flavor, similar to when you use applesauce or black bean in baking. Hope that helps! Thanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! I made a red velvet cake one time that was supposed to be red from the beets, but it ended up being brown from putting too much chocolate in. Ha!
ReplyDeleteHey, a fellow blogger and I have started a link party just for GF, and natural recipe, Would you be interested in linking up? (here's the link: http://frugalfarmwife.com/article/waste-not-want-not-wednesday-featuring-side-dishes/) Thanks!
What amazing cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteLovely cupcakes! The beet puree would add nutrition as well as colour - what a great way to sneak in some veggies! Thank you for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop. Pinning
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Wow this look fabulous and sinfully delicious. . Makes me want to try to make some of these tasty cupcakes ASAP. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & Twitted.
ReplyDeleteI want one right now, please. :)
ReplyDeleteThese would be fun for the kid's birthday! Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDelete-Cindy