Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes With Maple Frosting Recipe By Tasty

SUNRABBIT'S VEGAN PUMPKIN CUPCAKES WITH VEGAN CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Use paper muffin liners or lightly grease muffin tins (recipe makes 24 full-sized or 48 mini cupcakes--I like to do half and half, so 12 full-sized and 24 mini cupcakes).
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices.
• In a separate bowl, mix pumpkin puree, almond milk, applesauce, coconut oil (heated to liquid), and maple syrup. Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix thoroughly by hand.
• Fill muffin liners 2/3-3/4 full. Bake full-sized cupcakes for 18-20 minutes, or until toothpick or knife inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Bake mini cupcakes for 10-14 minutes. (TIP: If you are doing half full-sized and half mini, fill the full-sized tin first and put it in the oven. Fill the mini tin and put it in the oven when there are 10-14 minutes remaining so both will be done at about the same time.).
• Allow cupcakes to cool on cooling racks while you prepare the icing.
• Using a stand or hand mixer, blend all four icing ingredients until smooth and creamy. Fill 16 inch pastry bag and pipe swirls atop each cupcake (be sure cupcakes are cooled completely before icing).
• NOTE: These will do okay on the countertop or buffet table for a couple of hours, but they keep best for long periods in the refrigerator.

EASY VEGAN CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 356 °F (180 °C). Grease a muffin pan or line it with paper cups.
• Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and a pinch of ground vanilla into a bowl. Then add the baking soda and salt and whisk to combine.
• Mash the banana with a fork. Add the dairy-free milk, coffee, oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar and mashed banana to a measuring cup and mix well.
• Now pour this mixture into the bowl with the flour mixture and stir just until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups and gently tap the pan a few times on the work surface so that the batter is evenly distributed. Bake the muffins for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out almost clean. If you want moist cupcakes, don't overbake them.
• Let them cool in the pan, then remove.
• Add 2-3 tbsp of the soy milk in a cup and stir in the chocolate pudding powder (or cornstarch + ½ tbsp cocoa powder) until dissolved. Pour the remaining soy milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Whisk in the chocolate pudding mixture and sugar and bring to a boil again until it thickens. Then fill the pudding into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming, and let cool to room temperature.
• Put the softened vegan butter in a bowl and beat with a hand mixer or in a food processor for a few minutes until fluffy. Add the pudding, one tablespoon at a time, while the mixer is running. Sift in powdered sugar, cocoa powder and optional vanilla. Continue mixing for a short while until you get a smooth buttercream.
• Add the chocolate buttercream into a piping bag and place in the refrigerator until ready to use, while it can firm up a bit.
• Once the cupcakes have cooled, decorate them with the buttercream and puffed amaranth as desired and enjoy!

VEGAN PUMPKIN CUPCAKES WITH MAPLE FROSTING RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, cream together the brown sugar and coconut oil with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, lemon zest, pumpkin puree, and almond milk, and stir with a rubber spatula until well combined.
• Use an ice cream scoop to fill each muffin cup about ¾ of the way.
• Bake for 20- 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
• Make the frosting: In a large bowl, cream the vegan butter with an electric hand mixer until smooth. Sift in half the powdered sugar and continue to beat. Sift in the rest of the powdered sugar and beat again.
• Fold in the maple syrup and vanilla with a rubber spatula until well combined.
• Fold a piece of tape around the one of the bottom corners of a large zip-top bag. Then cut a ¼ inch slit along one edge of the corner.
• Put the zip-top bag in a tall glass and scoop a good amount of frosting into the bag. Squeeze all of the frosting toward the taped corner of the bag.
• Decorate the cupcakes by frosting small loops resembling petals on top.
• Enjoy!