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Vegan Halloween Cupcakes Recipe
If you fancy making some spooky, delicious yet totally egg- and dairy-free treats, these vegan Halloween cupcakes are just the ticket, complete with dairy-free buttercream and Oreo spiders!
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
45
minutes
mins
Course:
cakes and bakes, halloween
Cuisine:
American
Diet:
Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings:
12
cupcakes
Author:
Emily Leary
Equipment
Weighing scales
Measuring spoons
Large mixing bowl
Electric whisk
Large mixing bowl
Silicone spatula
Piping bag
Cupcake cases
12-hole nonstick muffin tray
Ingredients
For the sponges
3
tbsp
chia seeds
175
g
plant-based butter
c 80% fat, softened
15
ml
vegetable oil (canola oil)
200
g
white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
40
g
cocoa powder (dutch processed)
200
g
self-raising white flour (self rising flour)
1.5
tsp
baking powder
125
ml
unsweetened plant milk
For the frosting
350
g
icing sugar (powdered sugar)
175
g
plant-based butter
c 80% fat, softened
1.5
tsp
vanilla extract
4
tsp
unsweetened plant milk
For the spiders
12
Oreo cookies
140g / 5oz
24
candy eyes
Tube of black writing icing
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Instructions
Put the chia seeds in a small bowl. Add 90ml (3 fl oz) of water. Stir, then pop in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Make the sponges
Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan).
Put the plant butter, vegetable oil and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.
Add the chia seeds, plant milk and vanilla. Whisk through.
Add the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Fold together.
Line the muffin tray with muffin cases and divide the mixture evenly between them.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until springy to the touch.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the frosting
Put the plant butter in a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
Add the icing sugar, vanilla and plant milk. Whisk until fluffy and increased in volume.
Transfer into your piping bag fitted with a 1cm nozzle. Pipe generous swirls on top of each cake.
Add the spiders
Pop an Oreo on top of each cupcake.
Place 2 candy eyes on each Oreo, using a little dab of the writing icing to stick them in place.
Finally, draw spider legs on either side of each of the Oreos using the black writing icing to complete the spider look!
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Nutrition
Calories:
532
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
72
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
27
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
7
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
11
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Sodium:
296
mg
|
Potassium:
185
mg
|
Fiber:
3
g
|
Sugar:
52
g
|
Vitamin A:
1128
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
72
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg
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