VEGAN CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH VANILLA FROSTING

Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting image

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.

Provided by Francesca

Categories Desserts Cakes Cupcake Recipes Chocolate

Time 1h15m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

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

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 15 individual muffin cups or line cups with paper liners.
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.
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.
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.
Spoon frosting into a piping bag and pipe over cupcakes. Decorate with sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.6 calories, Carbohydrate 55.8 g, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 156.7 mg, Sugar 42.2 g