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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

July 6, 2022
PREP TIME15 mins
COOK TIME18 mins
TOTAL TIME33 mins
SERVINGS12
CALORIES249.7 kcal

INGREDIENTS

For the Cupcakes

  • 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
  • 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla

For the Frosting

  • 3 cups organic powdered sugar
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • ½ cup raw cashew butter
  • 6 to 8 tablespoons non-dairy milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the Cupcakes

  • Preheat your oven to 350° F. Line a 12 cup cupcake pan with parchment cupcake liners. Alternately, you can use a silicone cupcake pan.
  • Sift together into a medium bowl the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • Whisk together the pumpkin puree, water, flaxseed, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk together just until combined. Don’t over mix the batter.
  • Transfer the batter into a 12 cup cupcake pan. I’ve found that the easiest way to transfer the batter to the cupcake pan is with a cookie scoop.
  • Bake the cupcakes for 15 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle of one comes out clean.

Make the Frosting

  • Mix together all frosting ingredients with an electric mixer. Start with 6 tablespoons of nondairy milk and add more a tablespoon at a time until the frosting is the desired consistency.

NOTES

This makes a large amount of frosting to pipe onto the cupcakes. If you want a thinner layer of frosting, make half the frosting recipe.

NUTRITION

Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 249.7kcalCarbohydrates: 50.7gProtein: 5.3gFat: 4.5gSodium: 228.9mgFiber: 5.8gSugar: 28.3gVitamin A: 1052.08IUVitamin C: 0.22mgCalcium: 34.99mgIron: 1.93mg