Red Velvet Beet Cupcakes | Canadian Living

Ingredients

• 1 large beets
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons sifted cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• liquid or paste red food colouring (optional)
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter , softened
• 3 tablespoons 1% milk
• Iron 1 mg
• Fibre 1 g
• Sodium 125 mg
• Sugars 30 g
• Protein 4 g
• Calories 270
• Total fat 9 g
• Cholesterol 50 mg
• Saturated fat 3 g
• Total carbohydrate 43 g