Cupcakes, oh cupcakes. I don’t make cupcakes often. Truth is, I don’t even really like cake. I’d much rather have cookies or ice cream. It takes a really good cake or cupcake to get me to eat it. (Flash back to the last wedding I went to which had AMAZING cupcakes!)
On Sunday I felt like making something for dessert to go along with my thank you dinner I was making. My step dad always jokes with me about my “healthy” foods, so I had to make something that was more indulgent for him. Instead of making a whole cake, I decided to go with cupcakes. They are cute and small…and don’t make much mess. I hit up google blogs and came across Angela’s vegan chocolate cupcake recipe.
Semi-healthy cupcakes were in the cards. I made these with spelt flour and turbinado sugar. I followed Angela’s recipe exactly.
Then there was the buttercream frosting….
Why make vegan cupcakes with buttercream frosting? Well, simple. I had all of the ingredients on hand for the cupcakes and I trust that Angela’s recipe is going to be amazing. As for the frosting, I always go with real butter over the alternative fake stuff.
Real food= better. Real butter = way better. If you are vegan, please go ahead and substitute Earth Balance for butter and then we can all be happy with buttercream frosted chocolate cupcakes. :)
Ingredients For the process, check out Angela’s recipe. Buttercream Frosting In a medium sized bowl, combine all ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer or immersion blender until it all comes together smoothly. Ice your cupcakes with your amazing frosting!
I know I’ve told you before, but a fresh made cupcake is something I love to eat (occasionally); a packaged dessert, no thank you. There is just something about a dessert that’s made of ingredients you know of that tastes so much better (maybe because it actually does!). There is no guilt in enjoying a cupcake or cookie when you know where and WHAT it’s made of!
So TREAT YO’SELF! (parks and rec anyone?)
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