Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
These vanilla cupcakes are topped with a rich chocolate frosting. A delicious gluten free and vegan cupcake recipe.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 1 ¾ cups gluten free flour
- 1 cup organic cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup cold water
- ½ cup organic canola oil
- 2 Tablespoons So Delicious coconut milk vanilla yogurt
- 2½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
For the frosting:
- ¼ cup soy-free Earth Balance vegan buttery spread
- 3 cups confectioner's sugar sifted
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1-3 Tablespoons coconut milk or any non-dairy milk
- sprinkles for topping if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Put the gluten free flour blend, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk together.
- Add the water, organic canola oil, yogurt, vanilla extract, and apple cider vinegar.
- Mix by hand until combined.
- Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling about halfway full.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 20-23 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely, then make the frosting.
- Beat the vegan butter spread until fluffy, then sift in some of the powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Alternate adding powdered sugar and cocoa powder and drizzling in a little bit of coconut milk while beating.
- Once you have added all of the powdered sugar, check the consistency. It should be quite thick so that it pipes onto the cupcakes well. If needed, add a little more milk or powdered sugar.
- Spoon the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a #1M tip. Pipe the frosting on the cooled cupcakes.
- Enjoy! Leftover cupcakes should be refrigerated.
Notes
These cupcakes will stay fresh in an airtight container for 2-3 days. You could refrigerate them to keep them longer.
You can freeze these cupcakes - store in a freezer safe container or freezer bag. They should stay fresh for about 3 months.
Nutrition
Calories: 363kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 2gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 176mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 2gSugar: 46gVitamin A: 185IUCalcium: 19mgIron: 1.2mg
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