I made Gluten Free Beet Cupcakes, and they were terrible. Really terrible.
I was actually disappointed because I had very high hopes for them. What causes an other-wise-sane person to think Gluten Free Beet Cupcakes would be tasty? Maybe it was the stunning pictures of Aran's Gluten-Free Beet Poppyseed Muffins on Cannelle et Vanille. How could something so pretty taste so bad?! Maybe it was these delicious looking Beet Almond Cookies from Cookie Underground (they supposedly taste great too!) Maybe it's because I recently had lunch with my sweet friend Celani of Melanger... and I was hoping some of her baking skills rubbed off on me, allowing me to turn gluten-free flour mix and beets into cupcake goodness.
For the record, I was wrong on all above accounts. I made up the recipe for the really terrible cupcakes... so I'm only insulting myself here. I honestly think this was the worst thing I ever made (even though the icing was a pretty color!) And I will never share the recipe. Just know, KidEats readers, that for every good recipe we deem worthy of posting on the blog, there are 3 or 4 bad recipes that didn't make the cut. Like Gluten Free Beet Cupcakes. Blech.
From now on, I will leave the beet-baking to more talented bakers!
Love, Lauren
Love, Lauren
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Lo, I would have never even THOUGHT of making a beet cupcake, so kudos to you for being so adventuresome! I didn't know beets had become such a hot commodity for baking.............in my day, they were a food that one rarely came across, much less ingested! I'll "beet" you discover some magical concoction for them in the years to come; just don't let me in on the secrect that I'm eating a.........BEET! (what a funny word for such a purple thing)
ReplyDeleteI know, can you believe it? They are such a pretty color... there's GOT to be some way to make them delicious! :)
DeleteHa! That is TOO FUNNY!! I have been on a huge beet craze these past few months but as much as I love them, I've always been intimidated to cook them myself...I think it might be the color. Anyways, I'm impressed for the effort!
ReplyDeleteI guess beets are "in"! :) I've been juicing them with apples and carrots and I love the taste and pretty color. But I haven't found a good way to cook them yet. I'll let you know if I do! :)
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