Rutabaga Spice Cupcakes with Browned Butter Frosting by
Allen Neighborhood Center
Tags: rutabaga
Recipe from November 2023 Veggie Box Rutabaga Cooking Class! Original from ANC Kitchens Manager Matt Jones
Ingredients
Cake:
1 cup packed Veggie Box rutabaga (raw, peeled and
grated)
3 eggs
¾ cup sugar
½ cup plain yogurt
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour plain flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-4 tablespoons milk
½ cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup
packed Veggie Box rutabaga (raw, peeled and
3
eggs
2
teaspoons vanilla extract
2
½ cups all-purpose flour plain flour
2
teaspoons baking powder
2
teaspoons ground nutmeg
3 cup
s powdered sugar
2
teaspoons vanilla extract
3
-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease or line muffin tin.
Cake: Beat eggs, sugar, yogurt, oil and vanilla together well.
Stir in the grated rutabaga. Sift in the flour, baking powder,
baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Stir to combine.
Pour batter into muffin tin, 3/4 full per cup. Bake 25-30 min
or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Cool for 10
min, then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting: Put powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 tablespoon of
the milk into a large bowl. Set aside. In a saucepan over a
low heat, melt the butter. Continue to heat until it turns
brown and smells nutty. Pour into the bowl of powdered
sugar and beat until thick and smooth, adding more milk if
necessary. Top the cooled cake with the frosting. Enjoy!
(Optional: top with toasted nuts)