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6 Easy Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes without any vinegar, lemon juice, or flax eggs

Easy Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Shashi
You can bake a batch of 6 of these easy, light, and tasty Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes in less than 30 minutes. Serve them topped with a mound of vegan chocolate frosting for a dairy-free, gluten-free, treat your family is sure to love.

Ingredients

For the vegan chocolate cupcakes:

  • 3/4 cup All purpose flour I used King Arthur Gluten Free Flour
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa
  • 1/2 cup Cane sugar
  • 2 tsp Instant coffee
  • 3/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup coconut milk I used Chaokoh coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

For the vegan chocolate frosting:

  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tbsp vegan butter at room temperature I used soy free earth balance
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 - 3 tbsp coconut milk
  • 1/4 tsp instant coffee

Instructions

For the vegan chocolate cupcakes:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Into a bowl, add all purpose flour or Gluten Free flour, cocoa, cane sugar, baking powder, baking soda, coffee, and salt and mix well using a spoon.
  • Then add in oil, coconut milk, and pure vanilla extract and mix well.
  • Spoon spoonfuls into a lined muffin baking pan and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.

For the vegan chocolate frosting:

  • Add vegan butter, powdered sugar, instant coffee, vanilla extract, coconut milk, and cocoa to a bowl. Using an electric mixer, mix all ingredients well. Then, pipe onto the cooled vegan cupcakes and enjoy!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g
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