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Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

These vegan vanilla cupcakes are the perfect treat for a celebration – or just because! Topped with rich chocolate frosting, your taste buds are in for a treat.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 210kcal
Author Snacking in Sneakers

Ingredients

Vanilla cupcakes:

  • 1 cup Almond Breeze vanilla almondmilk
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup vegan butter spread
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder

Chocolate Frosting:

  • 1/4 cup vegan butter spread
  • 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • Splash of Almond Breeze vanilla almondmilk

Instructions

Vanilla Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine the milk and lemon juice in a large bowl and let it sit for a few minutes.
  • Add the vegan butter spread, vanilla, sugar, salt, flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat together with a stand mixer or hand mixer for 20-30 seconds until well combined.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Chocolate Frosting:

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Whisk with a stand/hand mixer for 1-2 minutes until frosting is light and fluffy!

Notes

Notes:
  • These cupcakes are lightly sweetened, and the chocolate frosting is rich.  If you prefer a very sweet cupcake, you can play around with increasing the sugar in the cupcake and/or the maple syrup in the frosting.  I prefer them just as written! 
  • If you are a strict vegan, keep in mind that certain sugars are processed with bone char - look for vegan-specific sugars if that's a concern for you.
 
Nutrition facts (approximate per cupcake with frosting):
210 calories, 8.5 g fat, 2.5 g sat fat, 269 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, 2.5 g fiber, 15 g sugar, 3 g protein, Vitamin A: 1%, Vitamin C: 1%, Calcium: 8%, Iron: 9%

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal