Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Delicious vegan chocolate cupcakes topped with an amazing, vegan orange cream cheese frosting. These gorgeous cupcakes are perfect for birthday celebrations!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (gluten-free if desired)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup canola oil (or healthy alternative oil such as coconut)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup vegan vanilla yogurt (almond, soy, or coconut based)
- 2/3 cup coffee
- colored sugar, if desired
- For the orange cream cheese frosting
- 1/4 cup softened vegan margarine (Earth Balance)
- 1/4 cup vegan cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl whisk flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, sugar and salt together. Set aside.
- In medium bowl combine oil, coffee, yogurt, and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and mix until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Bake for 15-17 minutes. Place cupcakes on wire rack to cool.
- To make frosting: combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar and orange juice together in medium bowl.
- Once cupcakes are cool enough, frosting generously.
- Pour colored sugar into bowl and dip cupcakes in them. Makes 12 cupcakes.