Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes - the SECRET recipe with NO eggs or dairy! (2024)
Healthy Pies and Cakes
byChocolate Covered Katie
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Deep, dark, rich, fudgy vegan chocolate cupcakes – with no dairy and no eggs required!
Chocolate Cupcakes Without Eggs
What’s the secret to making cupcakes rise without eggs?
It’s something you probably already have in your kitchen!
This basic chocolate cupcake recipe uses vinegar and baking soda to create an acid-base reaction, causing bubbles to form and thus the cupcakes to rise as they bake.
(Remember that famous volcano experiment from elementary school???)
The simple vegan chocolate cupcakes can be made with just a few basic ingredients you might already have at home – NO tofu, NO black beans, NO avocado, and NO flax eggs!
Also try this Vegan Brownies Recipe
These classic chocolate cupcakes will take you right back to childhood.
Irresistibly light and fluffy, they hold their own against any box of Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker cake mix, with none of the unhealthy corn syrup or artificial ingredients.
And even if you aren’t vegan, it’s a good idea for everyone to have a go-to vegan cupcake recipe, because you never know when you’ll need it!
For example, have you ever been asked to make a last-minute dessert when you didn’t have any eggs on hand?
Or needed a recipe suitable for a child with dairy allergies or a guest who’s a vegan?
Or maybe you just want a foolproof basic cupcake recipe that’s super quick, easy to make, and turns out perfectly every single time.
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This has been my go-to cupcake recipe for over three years now, and it’s incredibly versatile.
Every time I serve the cupcakes, they are always completely devoured, by vegans and meat eaters alike!
You can easily turn the basic chocolate cupcake into new flavors by using different extracts, fillings, or frostings.
Top them with your favorite vegan frosting, nut butter, or Coconut Whipped Cream.
If you want to be fancy, you can even pipe the frosting through a pastry bag fitted with a 1M star tip, as seen in the photos, effortlessly turning the cupcakes into a culinary work of art.
And if you can find Dutch cocoa, I like to include a few tablespoons in the recipe, because it really heightens the chocolate flavor and gives these cupcakes a classic straight-from-the-bakery taste.
*For the cupcakes in the photos, I used my favorite Basic Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.
Above – Watch the video how to make vegan cupcakes
The recipe was adapted from this classicVegan Chocolate Cake Recipe.
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
The best easy vegan chocolate cupcake recipe, with no eggs or dairy!
1cupspelt,white, or bob’s gf flour (Low carb option: Keto Cupcakes)
1/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
2tbspDutch cocoa powder or additional unsweetened
3/4cupsugar,unrefined if desired
1/2cupmini chocolate chips,optional
1/2tsp+ 1/8 tsp salt
1/2tspbaking soda
Instructions
*If you want to frost them, I mentioned a few of my favorite frosting recipes earlier in this post, or use your own favorite frosting. For the additional 2 tbsp cocoa, you can use either Dutch or regular. I highly recommend Dutch for heightened chocolate flavor. To find Dutch cocoa, just look for the word “alkali” in the ingredients. Be sure to use regular unsweetened (not Dutch) for the initial 1/4 cup.
To make the vegan cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a cupcake pan with liners. In a large bowl, whisk first 5 ingredients. Do not forget the vinegar. Let sit at least 10 minutes, and sift all remaining ingredients in a separate bowl while you wait. Pour wet into dry, stir just until evenly mixed, and smooth into liners. Only fill up 2/3 of the way at most, because they rise a lot and you don’t want them to burst and then sink in the middles (although if it happens, just hide it with frosting!). Bake 20 minutes on the center rack. Let cool. These taste even better the next day, and the liners will peel off easily after a day.
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Notes
For a vanilla version, try these Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes.
Izzie had trouble remembering the secret ingredient to her mother's cupcake recipe -- in fact, she needed a psychic to help her remember, if you recall. But now that she remembers what it is (coconut extract!), you should have trouble making the cupcakes yourself."
Vegan cupcakes are animal product and dairy free. This means they contain no egg, butter, or dairy products. However, they do contain ingredients that are familiar to the baker such as flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, oil, and vanilla.
This can be caused by not using the right egg replacer. Over mixing batter is another reason which causes over development of the gluten and a dense result. If your oven isn't heated to the correct temperature before you put your cake in, it can cause it to not bake properly.
Plant-based substitutes: Vegan baking often involves using ingredients like plant-based milk (e.g., almond milk, soy milk, oat milk), vegetable oils, nut butters, applesauce, mashed bananas, or tofu as replacements for dairy and eggs. These substitutes provide moisture, fat, and binding properties necessary in baking.
You may not have used enough raising agents. I do recommend experimenting with double action baking powders. Otherwise try using 25 percent more chemical raising agents (baking soda or baking powder) if you're converting a recipe to gluten free. b.
Vegan cakes tend to have a shorter shelf life than non-vegan ones. This isn't usually a problem as they are so scrummy they are eaten straight away! However, if you want to keep your cakes for a few days, unless the recipe says otherwise, store everything at room temperature.
The Master's Cupcake is an absolutely divine chocolate sponge cake topped with the "grey stuff," shimmery sugar pearls, and an ornate chocolate topper. You can find this special cupcake on the breakfast and lunch menus at Be Our Guest Restaurant! During dinner, the "grey stuff" is served in a chocolate shell.
The Golden Phoenix cupcake debuted in Dubai and clocks in at 645 British pounds – over $1,000 U.S. dollars. It is wrapped in 23 carat gold and is made with flour that is imported from Italy. The entire thing is also completely edible.
These cupcakes keep very well in a covered container at room temperature for 2-3 days or in the fridge for up to a week. They can also be frozen (frosted or unfrosted, but don't add any fresh strawberry decoration if you're freezing them) for up to 3 months.
Yes!I do recommend that you store any uneaten cupcakes or cake in an air tight container, and in the refrigerator. You can take them out for up to 30 minutes prior to consumption, if you don't want to eat them cold.
In truth, vegan cakes might not even contain fewer calories than non-vegan ones. While they lack butter and other dairy products, it is not a given that they contain less saturated fats. In fact, some vegan substitutes for butter, like cocoa butter or coconut oil, can have similar amounts of saturated fats.
In recipes, milk is replaced by plant milk (almond milk, oat milk, rice milk, soy milk and other plant milks) which can be also found with chocolate, vanilla and other flavors, butter is replaced by vegetable margarine (preferably non-hydrogenated) or oil, cow yogurt and cream are replaced by their plant-based ...
How to make vegan cupcakes in 1 bowl. In a measuring cup, combine soy milk (or another non-dairy milk) and apple cider vinegar. Set aside to curdle (this is vegan buttermilk). In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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Are vegan cakes healthier than non-vegan cakes, you may ask? For the most part, not really; while the removal of butter can mean less saturated fat, the vegan friendly replacement, often cocoa butter, can be similar in saturated fat levels.
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