Vegan Maple Cupcakes with Creamy Maple Frosting!
I'm not sure why I forgot to post this recipe, but it was one of my favorite from the Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World cookbook. On the sweet side, it's the perfect flavor profile for the fall season coming up with a lovely nuttiness and spice. The frosting in this photo was just spread on, and then with a small spoon I used the back of it to pull up the frosting in little bits. I wanted to have a less-perfect look, making you just want to sink your teeth into them!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup soy milk
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped sugared walnuts (recipe follows, or you can buy them in the supermarket!)
For the sugared walnuts:
1 cup walnut halves
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons maple syrup
dash salt
dash ground cinnamon
Directions:
To make the sugared walnuts:
1. Preheat oven to 275 F. Spread the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Open oven and shake the pan after about 4 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn! Remove from oven and place in a bowl to cool. Lightly grease a large piece of parchment paper and have it ready because you will need it at the end of the next step.
2. Pour sugar, maple syrup, and salt into a large, cold, heavy-bottom skillet. Turn heat to medium and stir with a wooden spoon until sugar starts to melt and bubble, about 5 minutes. Continue stirring and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until the mixture is thick, amber-brown, and smells like caramel. Remove from heat and quickly stir in the walnuts and cinnamon, stirring to coat each nut. Immediately spread coated walnuts on greased parchment paper, using a spatula to spread out the nuts and avoid forming large clusters. Allow to cool completely on sheet before handling or eating.
To make the Cupcakes:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl; set aside and allow to curdle for a few minutes.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg into a separate bowl and mix. Whisk the maple syrup, oil, brown sugar, and vanilla, and maple extract into the soy milk mixture. Form a well in the dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients, stirring until large lumps are gone; fold in chopped sugared walnuts. Fill cupcake liners two-thirds of the way. Bake 20 to 22 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN WHILE BAKING, CUPCAKES WILL FALL! Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely. Frost with Creamy Maple Frosting and sprinkle with Sugared Walnuts or sprinkles (in my case).
Creamy Maple Frosting:
2/3 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup soy milk powder
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Beat Together the softened margarine and maple syrup. It might look a little curdled but that's okay. Beat in the vanilla and the maple extract, then slowly add soy milk powder a little bit at a time. The frosting should be creamy and fluffy. If it looks too wet, add a little more soy milk powder, if too stiff, drizzle in a little more maple syrup. The frosting can be stored in fridge until ready to use, just allow to sit at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup soy milk
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped sugared walnuts (recipe follows, or you can buy them in the supermarket!)
For the sugared walnuts:
1 cup walnut halves
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons maple syrup
dash salt
dash ground cinnamon
Directions:
To make the sugared walnuts:
1. Preheat oven to 275 F. Spread the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Open oven and shake the pan after about 4 minutes. Watch carefully so as not to burn! Remove from oven and place in a bowl to cool. Lightly grease a large piece of parchment paper and have it ready because you will need it at the end of the next step.
2. Pour sugar, maple syrup, and salt into a large, cold, heavy-bottom skillet. Turn heat to medium and stir with a wooden spoon until sugar starts to melt and bubble, about 5 minutes. Continue stirring and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until the mixture is thick, amber-brown, and smells like caramel. Remove from heat and quickly stir in the walnuts and cinnamon, stirring to coat each nut. Immediately spread coated walnuts on greased parchment paper, using a spatula to spread out the nuts and avoid forming large clusters. Allow to cool completely on sheet before handling or eating.
To make the Cupcakes:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl; set aside and allow to curdle for a few minutes.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg into a separate bowl and mix. Whisk the maple syrup, oil, brown sugar, and vanilla, and maple extract into the soy milk mixture. Form a well in the dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients, stirring until large lumps are gone; fold in chopped sugared walnuts. Fill cupcake liners two-thirds of the way. Bake 20 to 22 minutes. DO NOT OPEN OVEN WHILE BAKING, CUPCAKES WILL FALL! Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely. Frost with Creamy Maple Frosting and sprinkle with Sugared Walnuts or sprinkles (in my case).
Creamy Maple Frosting:
2/3 cup maple syrup
3/4 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup soy milk powder
1 teaspoon maple extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Beat Together the softened margarine and maple syrup. It might look a little curdled but that's okay. Beat in the vanilla and the maple extract, then slowly add soy milk powder a little bit at a time. The frosting should be creamy and fluffy. If it looks too wet, add a little more soy milk powder, if too stiff, drizzle in a little more maple syrup. The frosting can be stored in fridge until ready to use, just allow to sit at room temperature 10 minutes to soften.
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