It’s the most peculiar thing, my son has never seen Spider-Man, yet he has a mild obsession with the masked man. So of course for his birthday his request was for a Spidey cake.

Like any mom I worry that they eat too much sugar, especially with our YouTube Cooking Channel, I want healthier options rather than everything so sugar-laden (If you have recommended recipes for us please drop them in the comments below).

My search for a recipe that included fruit or vegetables led me to this awesome recipe for Red Velvet Cupcakes made with Beets from A Nerd Cooks. I took a chance on this recipe and it turned out great! If you didn’t know it was made with beets there was no way you would know!

The beets colored the cupcakes beautifully and I filled them with chocolate mousse for a little extra oomph of decadence. I figured they’d be getting a fair dose of food coloring and sugar from the frosting, so I was able to eliminate coloring the cupcakes with the natural coloring of the beets and of course, beets also have a natural sweetest, so this also reduced the amount of sugar in the cupcake recipe by a smidge.

Would you dare to give your kids beet-cupcakes as a birthday treat? Let me know in the comments if you do! This one was a super-spidey hit!