Spinach Olive Oil Cupcake

Serves: 2

Zoie Ernser

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

54

Sweetness

58

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Cake Flour

1 tsp

Salt

1.5 cups

Sugar

3 cup

Olive Oil

3 cup

White Sugar

Directions:

1

For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

2

Prepare 2 cupcake pans with paper liners

3

Puree the spinach to measure 1 cup

4

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl

5

Blend the sugar and eggs until creamy in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add then add the oil, lemon juice, vanilla and spinach puree and blend to combine

6

Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix for 30 more seconds

7

Bake for 14 minutes, then let cool completely

8

For the tomato marmalade: Bring a pot of water to a boil

9

Add the tomatoes and boil until the skin starts coming off, about 2 minutes, then plunge into a cold water bath

10

Peel, seed and dice the tomatoes

11

Transfer to a saucepan with the sugar, salt, cloves and cinnamon and cook until tender and syrupy, then let cool

12

For the buttercream frosting: Beat the cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment until soft

13

Add the white chocolate and blend to combine, then mix in the butter, lemon juice and salt

14

For assembly: Use a melon baller to remove the center of each cupcake and fill with tomato marmalade

15

Pipe the tops with the buttercream frosting and garnish with more tomato marmalade