Vegan Mini Egg Cupcakes
These adorable Vegan Mini Egg Cupcakes are the perfect Easter bake. They are suitable for anyone following an egg and dairy free diet.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: apple cider vinegar, baking powder, caster sugar, plant milk, self raising flour, vanilla paste, vegan butter
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 401.15kcal
cupcake tins
cupcake cases
For the sponge cakes
- 150 grams vegan butter e.g. Flora or Naturli
- 200 grams caster sugar
- 300 grams self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 300 ml plant milk e.g. soy milk or oat milk
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
For the icing
- 125 g vegan butter
- 250 g icing sugar
- 1¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
To make the cupcakes
Pre-heat your oven to 180C / 356F / gas 4.
Line your tins with cupcake cases.
In a large bowl, beat the non-dairy butter and caster sugar together until it is pale and creamy.
In a separate jug, mix together the milk, vinegar and vanilla extract. (Do not worry if the acid reacts with the milk and it looks like it has split or curdled).
Add half of the milk and vinegar mix in with the creamed butter and sugar.
Sift in half of the flour and baking powder and fold in.
Stir in the remaining milk and vinegar before folding in the remaining flour and baking powder.
Spoon the cake batter into your cake cases.
Bake in the centre of the oven for 15-18 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown, a skewer inserted into the middle of the cakes come out clean and the cake is springy to the touch.
Remove the cakes from the oven once they are cooked and leave them in the tin until cool enough to handle.
Remove the cupcakes from the tin and let them finish cooling before decorating.
To decorate
Beat the butter, icing sugar and vanilla with an electric whisk until pale and creamy. It is done when it no longer feels grainy.
Pipe the icing on top of the cakes and top with 3 mini eggs.
Calories: 401.15kcal | Carbohydrates: 58.94g | Protein: 3.9g | Fat: 16.42g | Saturated Fat: 4.37g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4.56g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.14g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 0.45mg | Sodium: 198.9mg | Potassium: 68.59mg | Fiber: 0.78g | Sugar: 39.93g | Vitamin A: 980.41IU | Vitamin C: 1.81mg | Calcium: 62.07mg | Iron: 0.44mg