Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting

These simple vegan chocolate cupcakes with vegan vanilla frosting are wonderfully moist and rich. You can use any sprinkles or candy you like for decorating.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 327 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup water
• 3 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
• 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• Colored sprinkles
• ½ cup vegan margarine
• 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, or more to taste
• 3 tablespoons vanilla soy milk, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 15 individual muffin cups or line cups with paper liners.

Step 2

Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Pour in water, oil, vanilla extract, and vinegar. Mix well into a smooth batter. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the muffin cups for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 20 minutes.

Step 4

Cream margarine in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 of the confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, while electric mixture is running on low speed. Beat in vanilla soy milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat in remaining confectioners' sugar until frosting has desired consistency.

Step 5

Spoon frosting into a piping bag and pipe over cupcakes. Decorate with sprinkles.