Name: Beet Cupcakes with Mascarpone Cream
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup (170 g) beets, peeled and grated; ½ cup (115 g) unsalted butter; 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice; 1 cup (150 g) unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup (210 g) sugar; 1 lemon, zest finely grated; 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla; ½ cup (55 g) slivered almonds; ½ cup (125 ml) water; ½ cup (125 ml) honey; ½ cup (105 g) sugar; ½ cup (85 g) beets, peeled and grated; ½ lb (250 g) mascarpone cheese, at room temperature; ½ cup (125 ml) 35% cream; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 lemon, zest finely grated

Preparation

Cupcakes
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Generously butter and flour 12 muffin cups.
- In a small pot over medium-high heat, soften the beets in the butter and lemon juice for 5 minutes. Let cool and refrigerate until room temperature.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs with the sugar, lemon zest and vanilla with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. With the electric mixing running at low speed, add the dry ingredients alternating with the beet mixture. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with the slivered almonds.
- Bake for 20 to 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a cupcake comes out clean. Gently remove the cupcakes from the muffin tin without inverting them. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Beet Syrup
- In a small pot, bring all of the ingredients to a boil while stirring. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the juice becomes slightly syrupy. Strain through a sieve. Compost the beets. Let cool and refrigerate until fully chilled.
Mascarpone Cream
- In a bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Spread a disk of about 3 tbsp (45 ml) of mascarpone cream in the middle of each plate. Place a cupcake in the centre of a disk. Drizzle with beet syrup.

Beet Cupcakes with Mascarpone Cream

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

Beet Syrup

Mascarpone Cream

Preparation

Cupcakes

Beet Syrup

Mascarpone Cream

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