Vegan Chocolate Cupcake Recipe with Avocado Frosting
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcake Recipe with Avocado Frosting
You can click the ingredients to buy (chosen from Amazon based on quality & price)
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 12cupcakes | 30minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 20minutes | 20minutes |
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Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1cup brown sugar
- 1cup whole wheat pastry flouror spelt flour
- 1/3cup cacao powder
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 1cup coffee(cold)
- 1/3cup avocado oilor grape seed oil
Avocado Frosting/Icing
- 2 Ripe Avocados
- 1/4cup dark chocolatefinely chopped, vegan brands: Enjoy Life, Divvies, Simple Truth, Chocolate Dream, Lily’s, Whole Foods: Everyday Value Dark Chocolate Baking Chunks, Wegmans: Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 1/4cup powdered sugar(confectioners’ sugar / icing sugar)
- 2tablespoons cacao powder
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
Cupcake:
- Add your dry ingredients first: sugar, whole wheat flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- Whisk together thoroughly then pour in your coffee and oil.
- Whisk again until combined.
- This is a thin batter so it is helpful to pour it into the muffin cups instead of scooping.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until the tops no longer look glossy and feel firm to the touch.
- While the cupcakes are in the oven you can make your frosting.
Frosting / icing:
- Scoop the flesh of your super ripe avocados into the mixing bowl and using a hand mixer or the whisk attachment on your stand mixer beat until smooth.
- Meanwhile over very low heat melt the semisweet chocolate.
- When the avocado is whipped and there are no more discernible pieces, add the powdered sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla. Beat on high.
- When the chocolate is melted, add that to the mixing bowl and beat on high again until smooth.
- Wait until the cupcakes are completely cool before trying to frost them otherwise it may melt and distort your frosting.
- Now make a lovely swirl frosting with a plastic wrap on the top of each cupcake. Enjoy!