Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe
These scrumptious vegan vanilla cupcakes are soft as a cloud and topped with gobs of ultra-creamy vegan vanilla buttercream.
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 322kcal
Equipment
- Bowls
- 12-cup cupcake pan
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
Ingredients
Dry ingredients for cupcakes
- 1½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients
- ½ cup vegan yogurt
- ½ cup non-dairy milk (I used oat milk)
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (optional)
- ½ cup neutral oil (I used avocado oil)
Ingredients for vegan buttercream frosting
- 2 sticks vegan butter (16 tablespoons or 1 cup)
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons vegan cream (or nondairy milk. Cream will yield a creamier frosting)
Instructions
Make cupcakes
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cornstarch.
- In another bowl whisk the vegan yogurt with the non-dairy milk, oil, sugar, pure vanilla extract and apple cider vinegar, if using.
- Pour the wet ingredient mixture into the dry ingredients.
- Mix with a spatula just until you have a smooth batter.
- Divide the batter equally among 12 cupcake tins.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit/175 degree Celsius oven for 22 minutes or until a toothpick in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Set aside on a wire rack to cool thoroughly before frosting.
Make vegan buttercream frosting
- Place the vegan butter sticks, vanilla and a cup of powdered sugar in a bowl.
- Beat with an electric beater until all the sugar has incorporated and the buttercream is fluffy. Continue adding sugar, half a cup at a time, and beating it in for a few seconds each time until incorporated. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula frequently.
- Once you've added all the sugar, mix in the vegan cream or milk. Beat once more until very smooth and creamy.
- Use a wooden ladle to mix the buttercream and get any air bubbles out.
- Frost the cupcakes and serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg