Cauliflower cupcakes

Daiako
Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
edited April 2015 in Recipes
In my internet travels and in my pursuit of a healthier lifestyles I've come across the ultimate in healthy cupcakes! The Cauliflower Cupcake brings not just tasty but vitamins and fiber and other such good for you things and thus are better than normal cupcakes! It elevates the humble cupcake from a mere child's birthday party fare to a complete and perfect food.


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http://makethebestofeverything.com/2013/09/apple-spice-cauliflower-cupcakes.html

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  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
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  • jayliospecky
    jayliospecky Posts: 25,022 Member
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just spoonful of icing, yes?


  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd lick it all off with my tongue and then toss the "cupcake" in the trash.

    Well that was more then we needed to know. And you don't have to be RUDE about it.
  • tekkiechikk
    tekkiechikk Posts: 375 Member
    A from scratch cake recipe is a rarity these days... if I want cake I buy a box cake mix and then substitute the oil and eggs for 10 oz. of diet soda.

    The trend to use cauliflower in place of- well, pretty much everything- is what the zucchini trend was in the 80s... you can pretty much use zucchini as a healthy substitute for a lot of things, too. Applesauce is another good recipe substitute for oil and eggs.

    With oil, eggs, flour and sugar as the base, I'm betting these taste pretty good.
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 17,689 Member
    edited April 2015
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that and post pictures.

    Seriously.
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.

    I'm going to say yes. Makes sense; carrot cake features cream cheese icing and this is a similar concept
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    Ew, why?!!!
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that with me and we can post video.

    Seriously.

    Will you please take that somewhere else?
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    trixieloo wrote: »
    Ew, why?!!!

    Why not?
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Ah... cauliflower always makes for some excellent April Fool's Day trolling.


    (actually... that thing looks delicious... jus' sayin')
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
    "Daiako wrote: »
    "brings not just tasty but vitamins and fiber and other such good for you things and thus are better than normal cupcakes!

    I dont think a cupcake's goal is to bring health, wellness, and vitality. It's to be a sugary creamy bad-for-you treat; a guilty (or not) pleasure. These aren't better as cupcakes, maybe as complacent cupcakes lol
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    edited April 2015
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that with me and we can post video.

    Seriously.

    Will you please take that somewhere else?

    So wait, because this is someone you know you're going to ride everyone who thinks this is nasty? If it were your friends on a cauliflower pizza crust you'd be in there agreeing with them on it.

    The hell?



    ETA.... Oh man. I have been played. I forgot what day it was.

    William-Shatner-Slapping-Himself.gif
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Dear God, please let this be an April Fool's thing.

    If you want a cupcake, eat a freakin' cupcake!
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I'd try it
  • vvallentyne
    vvallentyne Posts: 77 Member
    I would try these! They look promising and as a lover of zucchini bread and carrot cake I am sure they are quite tasty. Also, I have noticed when there is more nutritional value in your food you don't get that weird icky feeling like you do when you eat something like regular cake.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that with me and we can post video.

    Seriously.

    Will you please take that somewhere else?

    So wait, because this is someone you know you're going to ride everyone who thinks this is nasty? If it were your friends on a cauliflower pizza crust you'd be in there agreeing with them on it.

    The hell?



    ETA.... Oh man. I have been played. I forgot what day it was.

    William-Shatner-Slapping-Himself.gif
    I just keep getting trolled

    I quit today
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that with me and we can post video.

    Seriously.

    Will you please take that somewhere else?

    So wait, because this is someone you know you're going to ride everyone who thinks this is nasty? If it were your friends on a cauliflower pizza crust you'd be in there filming with them on it.

    The hell?



    ETA.... Oh man. I have been played. I forgot what day it was.

    William-Shatner-Slapping-Himself.gif

    Sorry, but I don't approve of *those* kinds of movies. :noway:
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Dear God, please let this be an April Fool's thing.

    If you want a cupcake, eat a freakin' cupcake!

    If you read the ingredients, it pretty much is an apple cupcake with cauliflower. It really isn't any healthier than carrot cake.
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
    Apple Spice & Cauliflower Cupcakes

    September 8, 2013


    Unfortunately guys I dont think that recipe is a prank lol
  • Daiako
    Daiako Posts: 12,545 Member
    Ah... cauliflower always makes for some excellent April Fool's Day trolling.


    (actually... that thing looks delicious... jus' sayin')

    Curious. Are you suggesting I created a website, made up a recipe, and took pictures of the baking process and the finished product then got some blogger to put it on her website? Because otherwise this recipe does exist for purpose that certainly isn't screwing with MFP and may just be a tasty treat with a bit of healthy content to it.

    Honestly. Some people's children.
  • nuttynanners
    nuttynanners Posts: 249 Member
    I made Black Bean Brownies the other day and they turned out amaaaaazing, so even though Cauliflower Cupcakes sounds like cupcake sacrilege, I'd be willing to give them a shot.

    For anyone interested in how Black Bean Brownies could even work, here's a few recipes :)


    http://minimalistbaker.com/vegan-gluten-free-black-bean-brownies/

    http://minimalistbaker.com/vegan-gluten-free-peanut-butter-swirl-brownies/

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2014/02/amazing-flour-less-brownies.html
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that with me and we can post video.

    Seriously.

    Will you please take that somewhere else?

    So wait, because this is someone you know you're going to ride everyone who thinks this is nasty? If it were your friends on a cauliflower pizza crust you'd be in there agreeing with them on it.

    The hell?



    ETA.... Oh man. I have been played. I forgot what day it was.

    William-Shatner-Slapping-Himself.gif
    I just keep getting trolled

    I quit today

    Right.

    My own sister would "oh honey" me at this point...

    oh-honey.gif
  • aquamarina_182
    aquamarina_182 Posts: 119 Member
    whats so wrong with cauliflower? its fun to experiment. if you want a non cauliflower cupcake eat one. if you want to make this variation do it. whats the big deal?
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    HA!
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    edited April 2015
    Dear God, please let this be an April Fool's thing.

    If you want a cupcake, eat a freakin' cupcake!

    If you read the ingredients, it pretty much is an apple cupcake with cauliflower. It really isn't any healthier than carrot cake.

    Yup, exactly my point. But you gotta know somebody's gonna think this is wonderful, make up a few batches, scarf 'em down like it was Dr Oz-ified and then start a thread wondering why they aren't losing weight. B)
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Daiako wrote: »
    Ah... cauliflower always makes for some excellent April Fool's Day trolling.


    (actually... that thing looks delicious... jus' sayin')

    Curious. Are you suggesting I created a website, made up a recipe, and took pictures of the baking process and the finished product then got some blogger to put it on her website? Because otherwise this recipe does exist for purpose that certainly isn't screwing with MFP and may just be a tasty treat with a bit of healthy content to it.

    Honestly. Some people's children.

    No... I was just suggesting that you looked up the recipe for the purpose of inciting an uproarious debate of the use of cauliflower as a "healthy" alternative. As I have pointed out, this cupcake recipe is no different than any other cupcake recipe beyond the few additional nutrients created by combining a bland vegetable with a sweet fruit.

  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd lick it all off with my tongue.

    Go on

    ^this
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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  • Cranquistador
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    Dark_Roast wrote: »
    jkwolly wrote: »
    Is that cream cheese icing?

    If so, I'd try it.
    You mean just a bathtub of icing, yes?


    Wow, just wow. You need to do that with me and we can post video.

    Seriously.

    Will you please take that to my house?
    Oh my