This recipe for Vegan chocolate cupcakes with chocolate mousse frosting is super cheap / budget-friendly, quick & easy to make…
Made with wholesome, basic ingredients that you probably already have the ingredients in your kitchen waiting for you!
These easy vegan chocolate cupcakes are:
- chocolate-y
- fudge-y
- moist
- soft & fluffy
- secretly super healthy!
You’ll never guess how easy they are to make!
Even if you don’t see yourself particularly skilled at baking, YOU CAN MAKE THESE, I believe in you, and I’m sure you’ll want to come back again and again once you have made them once!
and to make these cupcakes even more #EXTRA…
- Use a small, sharp knife to cut a small hole down the centre of the cupcake (but not all the way to the bottom!) removing the core of the cupcake.
- Fill it with chocolate mousse ‘buttercream’ and then add more frosting on top like normal
Get ready for some Ooey, gooey, velvety, chocolate mousse-filled goodness…
When you bite/cut into the cupcake, it will look a little something like this…
Yes, in this recipe you can substitute the cacao powder for the same quantity of cocoa powder.
Yes, just ensure the oats are certified 100% gluten free if necessary.
Yes you can use this recipe to make one big cake! 1 batch will make a fairly short single layer cake in a inch round cake tin, so for a taller cake double the recipe and bake it in 2 separate cake tins. Cooking time may vary; bake until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
This recipe makes half a dozen fairly small cupcakes but you can easily double the quantities and make more. They probably won’t last very long, especially if you’re sharing them with other people… 🙂
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
INGREDIENTS
Dry ingredients
- 1.5 cups oat flour sifted (Gluten free if required)
- 1/4 cup cacao powder or 6-8tbs cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup dates
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
frosting / “buttercream”
- 1 quantity vegan chocolate mousse recipe see notes
Instructions
- Add dates to a small bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside to soak until super soft (around 15 minutes), then drain the dates and reserve 1/2 cup of the soaking water for later.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C (fan forced) and line a 6-hole cupcake tray (or two trays if doubling the recipe).
- Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl and stir to combine.
- Add the soaked dates and 1/2 cup date water to a blender and blend until as smooth as possible. Then add the remaining wet ingredients and continue blending until smooth.
- Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and gently fold in until just combined.
- Spoon mixture evenly into the lined cupcake tray cases and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Notes
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This recipe looks so simple easy to follow. Love a recipe with ingredients that I have in my pantry!
Thankyou Loretta, That is so great to hear! Happy baking!
they look delicious – I definitely have to try!! 🥰
Yess, Thankyou Jessi! Come back and let us know how they go! x
This looks out of this world and I want a box full
These look delicious! I want to try them out for my cookout this weekend!
These look so good. I can just see my kids not saving any for anyone else lol.
This recipe looks and sounds so delicious! I am always looking for recipes like these. Thank you for sharing!
Might make this for my friend who is a vegan!
Such a yummy post! Can’t wait to try it out.
These are going on my must try list! They look so decadent. Thank you for sharing.
This looks yummy! Thank you for sharing.