
Chocolate & Caramel Cupcakes
This super quick recipe will give you the perfect cupcakes every time!
Chocolate & Caramel Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
Icing
- 500 g Icing Sugar
- 100 g Vegan Butter
- 125 ml Soya Milk – sweetened
- 1 tsp Caramel Flavouring
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
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To get started, firstly set the oven to 180 C Electric/ 160 C Fan / Gas 4 and line two 12-hole cupcake tins with your paper cupcake cases, 20 in total.
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Next, pour the soya milk and apple cider vinegar into a jug and whisk together by hand for around 2-3 minutes, or until everything is well mixed, then set to one side.
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Now, get a large bowl and place in the sugar and dairy-free spread, and using a wooden spoon cream the ingredients until its completely combined and is soft and smooth.
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In a sperate bowl, sift in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder. Then add the salt and gently stir the ingredients, ensuring its all mixed together.
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Now, add the dry ingredients to the sugar and butter mixture, along with the soya milk and vinegar, and vanilla extract. Then, using a wooden spoon, combined everything together using a figure of eight motion.
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Next, spoon the mixture into your cupcake cases. (You'll want to fill them around 80%, be careful not to overfill.)
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Place your cupcakes into the centre of the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Once cooked, place them to one side to cool in the tins before decorating.
Caramel Icing
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For the icing, firstly, sift the icing sugar into a large bowl, along with the butter, and whisk together with an electric whisk.
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Then slowly add the milk until you get your desired consistency, along with the caramel flavouring.
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Once your cakes have cooled its time to start decorating. This can be done however you like. I've used a piping bag on mine!