Chocolate Beet Cupcakes With Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

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Delish! Got these from a cooking light cookbook and they were quite a hit. I did of course change them to choc. So if you want the original recipe just omit the cocoa powder. Enjoy!!

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350.

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Peel the beets with a vegetable peeler.

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Grate beets using lrg holes of grater.

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Spray muffin tins with cooking spray.

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Combine sugars , oil , and eggs in lrg bowl , beat at med speed until well blended.

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Add beets and beat well.

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In seperate lrg bowl add flour , and other dry ingredients and whisk together until mixed.

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Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with milk.

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Beginning and ending with flour mixture.

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Pour batter into cupcake tins and tap on counter to remove air bubbles.

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Bake at 350 for 20-30 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

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Cool in pans 10 mins on wire racks , remove from pans and cool completely.

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Frosting:.

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Beat rind , vanilla , and cream cheese with mixer at high speed until fluffy.

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Add powdered sugar and beat at low speed until blended.

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Frost cupcakes and sprinkle with walnuts if using.

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Store in refrigerator.

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Ingredients

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beet, cooking spray, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, salt, 1% low-fat milk, orange rind, vanilla extract, reduced-fat cream cheese, powdered sugar, walnuts