Eggless
Chocolate
Cupcakes
Lee
These Eggless Chocolat e
Cupcakes are so rich and
moist , no one would ever
know not only are t hey
eggless but t hey're glut en
free, nut free and easily
vegan! Topped wit h a
smoot h fudge frost ing,
t hey're a delicious luscious
t reat t hat is so easy t o
make; t hey will become
your go t o chocolat e
cupcakes!
5 from 1 vote
PREP TIME
15 mins
COOK TIME
25 mins
ASSEMBLY TIME
15 mins
TOTAL TIME
55 mins
COURSE
Dessert
CUISINE
American
SERVINGS
12 regular cupcakes or 24 mini
cupcakes
CALORIES
444 kcal
INGREDIENTS
For the cupcakes:
1.5 cups glut en free
flour
1 cup granulat ed
sugar
4 t ablespoons cocoa
powder (I use 2 of
Dut ch cocoa powder
and 2 of Dark)
1 t easpoon baking
soda
½ t easpoon kosher
salt
7 t ablespoons
veget able oil
1 t easpoon vanilla
ext ract
1 t ablespoon whit e
vinegar
1 cup cold wat er
For the frosting:
3.5 cups
confect ioners’ sugar
1 cup cocoa powder (I
use ½ cup Dut ch ½
cup Dark)
12 t ablespoons
unsalt ed but t er or
vegan baking st ick,
soft ened
½ cup wat er
2 t easpoons pure
vanilla ext ract
INSTRUCTIONS
For The Cupcakes
1. Preheat oven t o 350
Fahrenheit and line a
mini or regular
cupcake pan wit h
paper liners.
2. In a large bowl whisk
t oget her t he glut en
free flour, granulat ed
sugar, cocoa powders,
baking soda and
kosher salt .
3. In t he dry ingredient s,
using clean hands,
make 3 wells for t he
wet ingredient s t o be
poured int o.
4. In one well pour t he
veget able oil, in t he
ot her well pour t he
whit e vinegar and in
t he last , pour t he
vanilla.
5. Pour t he cold wat er
on t op of all t he
ingredient s.
6. Use a whisk t o mix
everyt hing t oget her
unt il fully combined. If
it get s t oo t hick for
t he whisk, swit ch t o
using a spat ula.
Do not over mix.
7. Use an ice cream
scoop t o fill t he
cupcake t ins ¾ way
t o t he t op. Smoot h
t he t ops wit h a small
knife. You should have
12 regular size
cupcake t ins filled.
For mini cupcakes, use
a cookie scoop or a
t ablespoon t o
t ransfer t he bat t er
int o t he mini cupcake
pan. Smoot h t he t ops.
8. Bake t he cupcakes at
350 degrees
Fahrenheit for 25
minut es or unt il t he
t ops of t he cupcakes
spring back at you
when carefully
t ouched.
9. For t he mini cupcakes,
bake in t he mini
cupcake pan for
about 15-17 min or
unt il a t oot hpick
insert ed in t he cent er
of a cupcake comes
out clean.
10. Let t he cupcakes
cool almost
complet ely in t he pan
before t rying t o
remove t hem.
For The Frosting
1. In t he large bowl of an
elect ric mixer or using
a hand held mixer,
beat t he soft ened
but t er or vegan baking
st ick unt il smoot h and
creamy. About 2
minut es.
2. Add in t he vanilla and
beat unt il combined.
3. If using t wo t ypes of
cocoa powder, put
t hem in a bowl and
whisk t o combine. If
using one one, skip
t his st ep.
4. Wit h t he mixer on low
speed, slowly add in
t he confect ioners’
sugar, t he mixed
cocoa powders and
t he wat er. Beat unt il
combined, creamy and
smoot h.
For Decorating
1. If you have piping
bags, pipe t he
frost ing on t op of
each cupcake.
2. If you don’t have
piping bags, put a t hin
layer of frost ing on
t op of each cupcake.
3. Pop t he cupcakes in
t he fridge for 5-10
minut es t o let t hat
t hin layer harden. This
is your crumb layer so
t hat when you frost
t he t ops of t he
cupcakes, t he crumbs
don't get all over t he
place. If you have a
piping bag, you don’t
need t he crumb layer
or t his chilling st ep.
4. Immediat ely aft er
finishing frost ing t he
cupcakes, add t he
sprinkles, if desired,
so t hey st ick t o t he
frost ing.
NOTES
Storing: St ore ext ra in an
airt ight cont ainer in t he
fridge for up t o 2 days.
Warm in t he microwave for
5-10 seconds.
Freezing: Freeze ext ra
cupcakes wrapped in foil in
a zip t op bag for up t o 30
days. Place in fridge
overnight t o t haw and
t hen microwave for 5-10
seconds.
To make vegan: Use a non
dairy glut en free flour,
vegan baking st icks and
vegan sprinkles.
NUTRITION
Calories: 444kcal
Carbohydrates: 68g
Protein: 3g
Fat: 21g
Saturated Fat: 9g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 5g
Trans Fat: 1g
Cholesterol: 30mg
Sodium: 194mg
Potassium: 140mg
Fiber: 5g
Sugar: 52g
Vitamin A: 350IU
Calcium: 26mg
Iron: 2mg
KEYWORD
Chocolat e, chocolat e
cupcakes, Dairy Free, Egg
Free, Glut en Free, Nut
Free, Vegan
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