Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
Simple Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream recipe that tastes just as good as your regular cupcake. Dense and fudgy, this makes an easy and tasty dessert.
We made it to the end of the week! How about some cupcakes to celebrate?
In an attempt to give a cupcake to one of my students who is allergic to almost everything (this includes eggs, peanuts, ... basically all of my favourite things) I made these vegan cupcakes.
He didn't accept them since, well, how does he know how clean I keep my house? I may have contaminated these cupcakes with something he is deathly allergic too.
I don't blame him. If I were in his shoes, I would probably do the same. But on the positive side, I have a whole batch of cupcakes all to myself.
These Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream didn't last long in our house. To this day, I can't walk past a cupcake without eating it. It is a weakness that I really should overcome, but I just can't seem to.
It doesn't help that both me and John are so skinny. We haven't been to a gym in SO long, and yet in the presence of all of my baked goods, we don't gain any weight.
I think we are going to have to wait until the day that our metabolism slows down. Then I will cut back on my cupcake baking and make healthier treats. But for now, I am enjoying my cupcakes. And I don't even feel bad about it.
These Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream are denser and chewier than your average cupcake. I am still trying to perfect my vegan baking, so that I can feed all m vegan friends when they come over, but for now, these cupcakes are pretty dang good.
And make sure you have some quality vegan margarine for the frosting if you are making it vegan. I have tried some pretty gross vegan products, which should NOT stop you in your pursuit to be vegan. Find one that suits your tastes, so that when you don't completely ruin the frosting. It has a subtle flavour, and the margarine can make of break it.
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Ingredients
All you need to make these cupcakes is:
- flour
- cocoa powder
- baking powder
- salt
- maple syrup
- coconut milk
- olive oil
- vanilla extract
- vegan margarine
- powdered sugar
I just made another batch of cupcakes this morning. Not the same ones because as a food blogger, I always want to create new recipes so that I can consistently share recipes with you. But to be honest, I kinda wish I made another batch of these cupcakes.
They are basically my vegan chocolate maple muffins that I made AGES ago, but with vegan frosting on top. Although these cupcakes are not everyone's cup of tea, I go crazy for these chewy, fudgy vegan chocolate cupcakes.
If you try this Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream recipe, let me know! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup maple syrup
- ¾ cup coconut milk
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Buttercream
- 1 cup vegan margarine
- 3 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 4-5 tablespoon coconut milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line muffin pan with paper liners.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
- In a separate bowl, with an electric mixer, mix together the maple syrup, milk, oil and vanilla.
- Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until fully incorporated
- Pour the batter into the lined muffin pans, and bake for around 12 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- Buttercream: Cream together all of the buttercream ingredients until smooth. Pipe over cooled cupcakes.
I am going to try this very soon. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
If you do, let me know how it goes!
Those would be the perfect little size to make. I love that these are vegan, and that buttercream frosting looks and sounds divine.
Whenever I make the buttercream frosting I get requests for the recipe!
Oh my goodness yes please! How absolutely delicious do they look - I am all for cupcakes with frosting! Yum
Same here!! The frosting is my favourite part 😉
Oh these look so good. I will have to try them soon.
I hope you do! They are some of my favourites 🙂
These looks delicious. Going to try it soon 😀 ty
Your welcome! If you try it, let me know how it goes!
This looks so yummy. I have not
Tried vegan desserts yet!
You probably have without even realising it! They taste just as good as regular desserts!
Those looks very tasty! I have a friend that is a vegan so I'll definitely have to recommend these to her. Thanks for sharing!
Your welcome! I hope she tries it!
Your cupcakes are so cute. I'd definitely pin this recipe for later use
Thanks for the pin! This recipe is a winner 🙂
Those look so good! I can totally understand his hesitation in accepting one though. Allergies are no joke!
I know. The school is hesitant on bringing him on field trips because he is a liability!
Oh my! These look delicious! I am always searching for new vegan recipes and I have not seen one like this yet. I am definitely going to make these this week. Thanks for sharing your recipe 🙂
Thanks! It is a nice and dense and fudgy, so I love it!
These look yummy Cathleen! I've never tried making vegan cupcakes before, but I love that these are dense and chewy! And p.s., I'm totally envious of your metabolism! 😉
Haha, I get told that all the time. I would highly recommend vegan cupcakes, they are different, but in a good way!
I might have to make some for some of my vegan friends. Thanks for sharing. They look yummy.
They are super yummy! I hope you try it out!
Oh golly! Your photo quality is top notch. What kind of camera and editing software do you use?! This looks like a fun recipe!
Thank you so much!! I use a super intro camera: the Nikon D3200 with this lens. I am still learning, but I am pretty happy with it for now!
You're on a chocolate trip, aren't you? Also, I think you're the Canadian Queen of Cupcakes. I hope you make these for your students.
Haha, thanks! And yes, I do! The only comment I have on rate my teacher is saying how I make them cupcakes on their birthday. Kinda not what I want to be known as as a teacher, but what can you do 😉
Can we please swap metabolisms for a little while!? These are so cute - I love how bite-sized they are! Vegan or not, they look delicious! 🙂
Haha, I get asked that all the time! Thanks Katherine!!