Vegan Chocolate Biscoff Cupcakes
Light and fluffy chocolate cupcakes with Biscoff buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
- 280 ml Soy milk (1 cup+2 tablespoons)
- 1 Teaspoon Apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar)
- 200 g Self-raising flour (1+½ cups)
- ½ Teaspoon Baking soda
- 4 Tablespoons Cocoa powder
- 200 g Caster sugar (1 cup)
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 90 ml Vegetable oil or melted vegan margarine (6 tablespoons)
For the icing:
- 125 g Vegan margarine (½ cup)
- 125 g Smooth Biscoff spread (½ cup)
- 250 g Icing sugar (2 cups)
For topping:
- Few blocks Vegan chocolate, melted
- 6 Lotus Biscoff biscuits, cut in half (I used a mix of the sandwich cookies and the regular kind)
Instructions
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Preheat your oven to 180°C/350°F (or 160°C/325°F if you're using a fan or convection oven). Line a cupcake tray with 12 paper cake cases.
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Mix the apple cider vinegar into the soy milk and set aside for 5 minutes. It will thicken and curdle slightly.
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In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and sugar.
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Add the milk/vinegar mixture to the bowl, along with the vanilla and the melted margarine. Mix well until you have a smooth batter. Make sure there's no dry mixture stuck to the bottom of the bowl.
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Divide the batter equally between your 12 cases and bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick through the centre comes out clean.
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Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and leave them to cool completely.
For the Biscoff frosting:
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Mix the margarine and Biscoff spread together until smooth.
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Mix in the icing sugar, a little at a time, until fully combined. You can add a small splash of plant-based milk to loosen it if needed.
Assembly:
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Pipe or spoon some frosting onto each cooled cupcake. Drizzle over some melted chocolate and top with half a Biscoff biscuit.
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
- The frosting recipe will produce enough to pipe onto all 12 cupcakes. If you plan to spread on a thin layer of the frosting instead of piping it, you can half the recipe.