Cupcakes have been a big trend in the past
several years. The sweet treat once associated with kids’ birthday parties has
popped up on the menus of top tier restaurants and presented as tiered wedding
cakes, while entire gourmet shops are dedicated solely to the many varieties of
the cupcake. They hand held confection may
come in every exotic flavor imaginable, from lavender to lemonade, but we have
heart for a pure chocolate cupcakes… dairy-free, vegan, nut-free cupcakes that
is!
Here’s an easy and tasty recipe to make
delicious chocolate cupcakes that are guilt-free too and can be served to
anyone with nut allergies or dairy-free or vegan diets.
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2 ¾ cups all purpose flour (or
gluten-free flour if desired)
·
1 cup unsweetened natural
cocoa powder
·
2 tsp baking soda
· 1/2 tsp baking powder
·
½ tsp salt
·
2 ¼ cup granulated sugar
·
1 T apple cider vinegar
·
½ cup soy yogurt (use
chocolate for extra rich flavor)
·
¾ unsweetened applesauce
·
2 cups boiling water
·
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Fill two 12-cup muffin pans with cupcake liners
3. Pour cocoa powder in medium-sized bowl and pour
the boiling water over, whisking until smooth. Let cool to room
temperature.
4. In another bowl, blend flower, baking soda,
baking powder and salt well.
5. In a large mixing bowl, beat yogurt and sugar
with a hand mixer until whipped-like. Beat in applesauce, vinegar, and vanilla. Then add
separate portions of the flour and cocoa powder, alternating until well
blended. Fold in chocolate chunks until evenly distributed.
6. Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 of the way and bake
for 20-25 minutes until the tops are springy to the touch.
What are some of your favorite dairy free
chocolate recipes? Feel free to share
them here! What other types of recipes would you
like to have?
