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Zucchini Orange Cupcakes with caramel frosting

Delicious Zucchini Orange cupcakes packed with lots of grated zucchini and topped with a sweet Caramel Frosting.

Author: Kami | NoBiggie.net
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups sugar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • 1 ½ cups shredded zucchini
For the Frosting
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter or margarine
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ to 2 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
  1. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil orange juice and extract.
  2. Combine dry ingredients; add to the egg mixture and mix well. Add zucchini and mix well.
  3. Fill paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until cupcakes test done.
  5. Cool for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
For the Frosting

  1. Combine brown sugar, butter and milk.

  2. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook and stir for 2 full minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla.
  3. Cool to lukewarm and gradually beat in the powdered sugar until frosting reaches spreading consistency.
  4. Frost cupcakes. Makes about 1 ½ dozen.