Vanilla Cupcakes With Chocolate Frosting
"This Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcake and Vegan Chocolate Recipe is one of my personal favorites.
View the full recipe and more like it at: http://www.elanaspantry.com/2008/04/22/vanilla-cupcakes-with-chocolate-frosting/"
photo by Elanas Pantry
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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36 mini cupcakes
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup coconut flour, sifted
- 1⁄2 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 6 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup grapeseed oil
- 1⁄2 cup agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
directions
- In a medium bowl, combine coconut flour, salt and baking soda.
- In a small bowl, blend together eggs, grapeseed oil, agave and vanilla.
- Mix wet ingredients into dry and blend with a mixer or hand blender until smooth.
- Pour batter into well oiled muffin tins.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Top with chocolate frosting.
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Reviews
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4.5 stars. Wow these little vanilla cupcakes taste amazing even without frosting say DH and I. They don't have much coconut flour taste which is a good thing. I used egg-replacer and they didn't rise at all but that may be why. Again I made this quadruple batch and put it into a 9 by 13 pan which made little cake squares of which I frosted half and ate from the fridge cold. Dont use white sugar or any olive oil as it what I had the second time and the flavour and texture was not as good. I used about 1/3 cup honey the first time to replace the agave which worked very well. I used regular sea salt and a canola oil to replace the grapeseed oil. I have also tried Recipe #205618 which looks similar but these are far better. Make sure to use a muffin tin for small cupcakes not huge muffins. I may make these again and maybe next time I will try adding 1 1/4 Tbs very finely grated organic orange peel and leaving out the vanilla for an orange chocolate delight as Christianne mentioned she did on your blog. Wonderful recipe.
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The seeds of <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/">elanaspantry.com</a> were planted in 1993 when I formed my first business <a href="http://ecosav.com/" target="_blank">ecosav</a>, an environmental consulting firm, specializing in recycling.
One day, at the peak of my business success, I woke up and found myself in my 30’s, living in NYC with a husband, toddler and an infant.
What was I doing, I wondered? I felt like a fish out of water. I wanted to raise my boys in a simple environment, similar to the one in which I grew up in Northern California.
My husband and I decided a change of scenery was in order and within a year we moved our family to Colorado. When the last box was unpacked, I realized I was going to be a restless stay at home mom. Even though I remained involved in my New York consulting business, I was really looking for a new venture relevant to my life as a mother.
In my 20’s I studied ayurvedic cooking. When my son and I were diagnosed with celiac disease, this three-year study came in handy. Celiac disease is an inherited autoimmune disorder triggered by eating gluten. Out of necessity my cooking took on an entirely new dimension as we both went on a gluten-free diet.
Unwilling to cook two separate meals each night for my family, I needed to make gluten free food that tasted like regular food. Would I be able to do this well enough to convince my husband to come home for dinner?
I threw myself into this culinary challenge and my husband, a tough critic, held nothing back. With much trial and many errors, I developed a gluten free repertoire that tastes delicious. Friends and family now ask for my recipes, even those who are not on restricted diets!
While my cooking might not be complex, I appreciate that my food brings people together –those who eat regular food and those who can’t –to break bread in the warmth of my kitchen. I love to make food that is not only good for you, but actually tastes good. This has become a passion for me.
