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🍰 Hazelnut Zucchini Cupcakes with Lemon Cream
475 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- Zucchini 1 pc.
- Butter 170 g
- Sugar 150 g
- Salt pinch
- Eggs 2 pcs.
- Hazelnut kernels, ground 50 g
- Wheat flour, Type 405 120 g
- Baking powder 1 tsp
- Milk 80 ml
- Lemons 1 pc.
- Icing sugar 150 g
- Cream cheese, plain 100 g
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with fan.
- 2. Wash the zucchini thoroughly.
- 3. Cut off the hard ends of the zucchini.
- 4. Grate the zucchini coarsely.
- 5. Put 125 grams of butter, sugar, and salt into a bowl.
- 6. Beat the mixture until frothy.
- 7. Add the eggs one by one.
- 8. Beat each egg in thoroughly before adding the next one.
- 9. Mix the hazelnuts, flour, and baking powder in a separate bowl.
- 10. Stir the dry mixture and the milk into the batter briefly.
- 11. Gently fold in the grated zucchini.
- 12. Fill the batter into a muffin tin with paper liners.
- 13. Bake the muffins for about 30 minutes.
- 14. Take them out when they are golden brown.
- 15. Wash the lemon under hot water.
- 16. Grate about 1 teaspoon of lemon zest finely.
- 17. Cut the lemon in half.
- 18. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- 19. Sift the powdered sugar into a clean bowl.
- 20. Add the remaining soft butter and cream cheese.
- 21. Add the lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
- 22. Mix everything with a hand mixer.
- 23. Stir until the cream is smooth and creamy.
- 24. Place the cream in the refrigerator.
- 25. Let the cupcakes cool on a wire rack.
- 26. Spread the cold lemon cream over the cupcakes.
- 27. Serve the cupcakes and enjoy.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 475
- Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 23 g · Carbs: 61 g