I set out on a wicked journey yesterday through intense heat and rivers of chocolate. Yes, that’s right..I baked cupcakes! Not just any kind of cupcake, but a gluten free chocolate cake with a vegan chocolate icing. I was inspired by this recipe for the cake and this recipe for the icing .
I altered the recipe a bit because I didn’t have all the ingredients and wanted to work with what I had. There’s that frugalista in me again. She peers her roaring head at any time of day. So here is my version of Elana’s cuppycakes. (P.S. You have to check out her blog, I didn’t stop drooling until I felt sometime wet pooling under my elbows.)
Before frosting
Aftaahh frosting..being sloppy is an art form and oh-so-delicious.
Gluten Free Chocolate Cupcakes
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ¼ cup cacao powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 eggs
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup honey
- In a medium bowl, combine coconut flour, cacao powder, salt and baking soda
- In a large bowl, blend together eggs, oil and agave
- Blend dry ingredients into wet thoroughly
- Line a cupcake tin with paper liners and scoop a scant ¼ cup into each
- Bake at 375° for 20-22 minutes
- Cool and cover with vegan chocolate frosting
ServeAnnihilate
Left: Ingredients for the cake--Right: Ingredients for the frosting. (Ignore the almond milk)
- 1 cup Bakers cooking chocolate
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- In a small saucepan over very low heat, melt chocolate and grapeseed oil
- Stir in agave, vanilla and salt
- Place frosting in freezer for 15 minutes to chill and thicken
- Remove from freezer and whip frosting with a hand blender until it is thick and fluffy
- Frost over cake and devour like a ravenous beast.
ummmm.. YUMMY!
Oooooh man! Now I want (insert “need”) some chocolate!
I’ve never tried a vegan baking recipe but I think this one may have just made it’s way onto “things i need to bake immediately” list
Maybe I’ll use the rest of my coconut flour to make these.
Oh my gosh, I just found your blog and spent the first several minutes drooling over these cupcakes! I haven’t had chocolate cupcakes in months, but they’re one of my favorite homemade desserts. Yours look delish, Britt!
I’m a chocaholic craving some chocolate!! If only I could snag one of those bad boys right off the screen.
Those looks so good, so moist. Delicious!
These look SO GOOD! I actually like vegan and gluten free baked goods even better, usually!
Wow those much chocolate. This looks delicious!
Mmm they look so good… and so do those flowers.
I love her recipes—I don’t know how she comes up with that stuff!
Your cupcakes look amazing
oh YEAH these look AMAZING!! anything chocolate, yes please!
omg stop. that looks ridiculously good, betty! haha
Oh goodness. I wasn’t even craving these until I saw that last picture with the bite marks. Holy yum!
Just found your blog and absolutely love you and can’t wait to read more! <3 Anna
I’m eating GF so I’m definitely going to give these a try!