Columnist shares her favourite double chocolate cupcakes recipe
We love cupcakes in our house and since we’ve had two big birthdays in the past week, there have been a lot of cupcakes eaten! Chocolate is our favorite flavor so I thought I would share one of our favorite recipes with you.
I sent a batch of these to school on our four-year-old’s birthday last week, and both of her teachers requested the recipe.
Even the gluten-free skeptics will love this recipe, and chances are, they won’t even know they’re gluten-free, dairy-free or egg-free.
I don’t follow a recipe for frosting. I know the key ingredients and I eyeball it every time, I mean, how can you go wrong with icing sugar? The ingredients I like to use are coconut oil, Earth Balance buttery spread, organic icing sugar, vanilla and sea salt.
I get my garfava flour at The Main Ingredient. It can be hard to find so make sure you head there if you’re planning to make this recipe. All of the ingredients can be found at The Main Ingredient – yay for one-stop shopping!
Double Chocolate Cupcakes
1 1/3 cups garfava flour ¾ cup cacao powder (cocoa powder works too) ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon tapioca flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon xanthan gum ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup maple syrup ¾ cup coconut oil, liquefied ¾ cup dairy-free chocolate milk ½ cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce 2 tablespoons vanilla extract 1 batch of your favorite frosting
1. Preheat the oven to 325 f. Line 15 muffin cups with liners.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, cacao, tapioca flour, baking powder,
sea salt, xanthan gum, and baking soda.
3. In a smaller bowl, combine the maple syrup, coconut oil, chocolate milk,
applesauce, and the vanilla extract.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
5. Scoop batter into lined muffin cups to about 2/3 full.
6. Bake for 20-24 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of one cupcake comes out clean.
7. Cool completely before frosting.
Maggie Savage is a holistic nutritionist who blogs about healthy gluten-free living. Find more of her recipes at www.SheLetThemEatCake.com