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Triple Vanilla Cupcakes

March 9, 2010 by Monica Nelson Leave a Comment

These are adated from Sweet Melissa’s Organic Vegan Triple Vanilla Cupcakes…really good. 🙂 I just slightly changed them. No chemicals and preservatives, finally!

Makes 24 Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 c. organic light vanilla soy milk
1 tsp. organic apple cider vinegar
1 whole vanilla bean, scraped clean
1 1/4 c. organic whole wheat pastry flour
2 tbsp. organic corn starch
3/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (fine grain iodized salt or flake kosher salt best)
1/3 c. organic canola
3/4 c. organic sugar
2 tsp. organic vanilla extract
optional: 1/4 tsp almond extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with cupcake papers.
2. Whisk together soy milk, vanilla bean seeds, and vinegar and set aside for about 3 minutes.
3. Sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Beat together soy milk mixture with oil, sugar, and vanilla extract (and almond if using).
5. Add flour mixture one third at a time to the soy milk mixture and whisk by hand until no lumps remain.
6. Fill cupcake papers 3/4 full and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool completely before frosting.

Vegan Chocolate Buttercream

1/4 c. organic earth balance margarine, softened
1/4 c. vegetable shortening
1/2 c. organic unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 c. organic powdered sugar
3 tbsp. organic light vanilla soy milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract

1. Place margarine and shortening in stand mixer with paddle attachment and beat until well combined.
2. Sift in cocoa powder and mix until incorporated.
3. Sift the powdered sugar into the mix in 1/2 cup increments, adding 1 tablespoon of the soy milk after each addition.
4. Once all ingredients are well blended, add in the vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.

Good Old Fashioned Milk Chocolate Buttercream

1 lb. unsalted organic butter (at room temp-DO NOT MICROWAVE)
1 lb. organic powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. organic vanilla extract
8 oz. organic milk chocolate, cut into small pieces

1. Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in 30 second increments in the microwave until completely melted. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
2. Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment and beat on med-high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes.
3. Sift powdered sugar, add in 1/2 cup increments to the butter with the mixer on med-low speed to avoid a big white mess. Periodically scrape down the side of the bowl to ensure it’s well blended.
4. Once all the powdered sugar is mixed in, whip for another minute on high speed before adding the vanilla extract and melted chocolate.
5. Add the cooled chocolate to the buttercream in a slow stream and whip until blended, scraping the sides when necessary.
6. Load buttercream into piping bag with desired tip and pipe 1 ounce (approximately 2 tablespoons) of buttercream per cupcake.


Filed Under: Baking, Desserts, Holidays, Meals, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged With: Birthday, butter, chocolate, Cupcakes, Frosting, soy milk, Special Occasion, Valentine's Day, vanilla bean, whole-wheat pastry flour

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