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    Home » Recipes » Vegetable Desserts

    Spinach Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting

    Published: Jun 21, 2013 · Modified: Jul 24, 2020 by Kate Hackworthy · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Spinach Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting are a lovely pairing for a dessert. So fresh and sweet. These spinach cupcakes are naturally bright green and are very soft and fluffy. They last for ages without drying out, thanks to the spinach. Popeye would be proud.

    A cupcakes topped with a strawberry.

    I love using spinach in vegetable desserts. The spinach flavour fades away beneath the vanilla, but it leaves an amazing green colour.

    There's actually quite a lot of spinach in these cupcakes - you could almost call them salad. *almost*

    I made these with strawberry buttercream so they're light and summer.

    You could add a spoonful of strawberry jam into the batter in each muffin cup for a strawberry surprise in each one. Bliss!

    If you want to get fancy, these are decorated with white chocolate swirls (melt chocolate, swirl onto a piece of baking parchment and freeze). 

    As well as crystallised spinach leaves (brush leaf with beaten egg white, cover in superfine caster sugar and allow to dry out on a wire rack overnight). 

    spinach desserts

    Yes, I have more than one crazy (but tasty) spinach dessert recipe on my blog. Well, it is called Veggie Desserts and I started it just making vegetable cake recipes! Try these desserts with spinach:

    Vanilla Spinach Cake
    Spinach Yogurt Cake

    A basket of cupcakes.

    cook's tips

    • These spinach cupcakes also taste lovely frosted with coconut cream icing.
    • Or try frosting them with vanilla frosting or lemon frosting!
    • If you're struggling to puree the spinach until it's smooth, add the applesauce and lemon juice.
    • The smoother the spinach puree, the more intensely green coloured the cupcakes.

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    A spinach cupcake with strawberry frosting

    Spinach Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream

    Kate Hackworthy | Veggie Desserts
    Spinach Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting are a lovely pairing for a dessert. So fresh and sweet. These spinach cupcakes are naturally bright green and are very soft and fluffy. They last for ages without drying out, thanks to the spinach. Popeye would be proud.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 40 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 384 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • 7 oz (200g) fresh spinach leaves (or frozen chopped spinach)
    • 3 large free-range eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar
    • ½ cup (100g) apple sauce
    • ⅓ cup (100ml) vegetable oil
    • 2 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 2 cups (250g) all purpose flour (plain flour)
    • 3 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    For Strawberry Buttercream:

    • 3.5 oz (100g) strawberries
    • ⅔ cup (150g) butter room temperature
    • 2 ¼ cups (280g) powdered icing sugar

    Instructions
     

    For the Spinach Cupcakes

    • Preheat oven to 325F / 170C Line a muffin pan with paper cases.
    • Puree the fresh spinach in a food processor, or with a hand held blender, until it is liquefied (if it isn't pureeing easily, add the lemon juice and applesauce)
      Note: If using frozen spinach, thaw it and squeeze out the excess water. Set aside.
    • Beat the eggs, vanilla extract and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the oil, applesauce, lemon juice and pureed spinach.
    • In a separate bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the spinach mixture, in thirds, and combine.
    • Fill the muffin cups ¾ full and bake for approx 25 mins or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.

    For the Strawberry Buttercream

    • Puree the hulled strawberries and set aside. Beat the butter until creamy and beat in the icing sugar in thirds.
    • Add the pureed strawberries, a little at a time, until a thick frosting consistency. Add a few drops of natural red food colouring if desired. Frost the cooled cupcakes as desired.

    Notes

    • These cupcakes also taste lovely frosted with coconut cream icing.
    • Or try frosting them with vanilla frosting or lemon frosting!
    • If you're struggling to puree the spinach until it's smooth, add the applesauce and lemon juice.
    • The smoother the spinach puree, the more intensely green coloured the cupcakes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 384kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 68mgSodium: 218mgPotassium: 279mgFiber: 1gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 1925IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg

    The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors, so is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please see a registered dietician for special diet advice.

    Tried this recipe?Mention @kateveggiedesserts or tag #veggiedesserts! I love seeing your recreations.
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    1. Nell

      July 28, 2019 at 5:05 pm

      5 stars
      So tasty! Mine were even greener. I used strawberry jam for the frosting and it worked easily.

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