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Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

Adapted from HolyCowVegan these Vegan Cupcakes are perfect as wedding cupcakes, birthday cupcakes or any other sort of cupcake you need! They are just as good too!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 172 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Earth Balance butter or other vegan butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup soy milk
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with paper liners and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, cream vegan butter with sugar. Stir in vanilla extract.
  3. In a measuring cup, stir soy milk together with vinegar. Set aside to curdle.
  4. In a separate bowl, measure out dry ingredients and stir to incorporate. Alternate stirring in wet and dry ingredients beginning and ending with dry. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly.
  5. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins to be 2/3-3/4 way full. Bake 15-20 minutes or until very lightly browned and toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs after being inserted. Cool and frost as desired.
  6. Variations: Lemon Cupcakes- stir in 1 teaspoon lemon extract to batter with vanilla.Chocolate Chip Cupcakes- stir in 1/2 cup vegan mini chocolate chips to batter.

Nutrition Information

Calories 172kcal (9%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 114mg (5%) Potassium 77mg (2%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 80IU (2%) Vitamin C 1.5mg (2%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 172

% Daily Value*

Calories 172kcal 9%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 114mg 5%
Potassium 77mg 2%
Sugar 13g 26%
Vitamin A 80IU 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.