Chocolate beet cup cakes/How to make easy chocolate beet cup cakes

Beet cupcakes:

Total time 1 hour 40 minutes Prep time 15 minutes bake time 25 minutes / beet bake time 1 hour.

Ingredients:

2 red beets

2 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon powder

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

little grated beets for garnish or powder sugar.

Method :

Pre heat oven 400 degree F.

Wash and cut roots and stem of beets.

Place beets in a baking tray or cover with aluminum foil, bake for 45 minutes or until beets are tender and soft when poked with fork or knife.

Remove beets from oven, let it cool to room temperature..Remove the skin from beets.(Use gloves)

Grate beets in a box grater using the big holes.Get one cup of beets and set aside. (If you have leftovers use them in salad or other recipe)

Turn the temperature to 350 degree F.Line cupcake tin with paper liners and set aside.

Place chocolate chip over boiling water and melt stirring continuously or use microwave if you prefer.

In a medium mixing bowl add flour,salt and baking soda and cinnamon and combine well.

In a different bowl add butter,sugars and beat with the hand-mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.Now add eggs,vanilla extract and beat until well combined for 2 minutes.

Stir in granted beets to the mixture and mix until the beets are all combined and mixture turns even bright color.

Mix the melted chocolate.

Slowly and gradually stir in flour mixture into butter mixture.

Fill the prepared muffin cups about 2/3 full with cake batter.

Place muffin tin in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cup cake comes clean.

Once cupcakes are done let it cool on wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar or granted beets on top and serve with coffee or tea.

NOTES:

1. You can use even golden beets instead of red beets.
2. Use gloves while handling the beets to avoid strain.