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Vegan Chocolate Cupcake with chocolate buttercream and chocolate sprinkles on a decorative white plate
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5 from 11 votes

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

These vegan chocolate cupcakes with vegan chocolate buttercream need no selling. They're fluffy and pillowy and combined with the velvety frosting they'll send you into a deep chocolate coma you'll never want to wake up from.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Total Time38 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, nut-free, Soy-free, Vegan
Diet: Dairy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 386kcal

Ingredients

For the chocolate cupcakes:

For the vegan chocolate buttercream:

  • 16 tablespoon vegan butter (2 sticks, at room temperature)
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 3 cups powdered sugar (you can use more for more sweetness)
  • ¼ cup nondairy milk (I used almond but any nondairy milk is fine)
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions

Make the vegan chocolate cupcakes:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • In a bowl, mix the almond milk and vinegar and set aside for a few minutes until it curdles.
  • Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract and beat togeter until it turns frothy.
  • In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, coffee granules if using, and salt.
  • Add the cocoa-flour mixture to the wet ingredients in two batches, mixing well until the mixture is fairly smooth. Don't overbeat. A few small lumps are fine.
  • Line a cupcake pan with paper liners. Pour the batter into each liner, about ¾ full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Cool on a rack for about 10 minutes. Then unmold the cupcakes and place them on the rack to cool thoroughly before frosting..

Make the vegan buttercream:

  • Place the butter, soft and at room temperature, into a bowl. Add the milk and vanilla, cocoa powder and a cup of sugar. Whisk until thoroughly combined, then add more sugar and whisk again to mix, continuing until you've used up all three cups of sugar. This is best done in a stand mixer with the whisk attachment or using a hand mixer.
  • Frost the cupcakes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 713IU | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 1mg