The Best Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

This recipe is everything I look for in a cupcake, light fluffy, sweet-vanilla deliciousness, simple to make, and even simpler to eat.

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This recipe is everything I look for in a cupcake, light fluffy, sweet-vanilla deliciousness, simple to make, and even simpler to eat.

I guarantee… ooo risky, but I’m gonna do it, I GUARANTEE that if you make these cupcakes, that they not only will be devoured, but not a single soul will know they are vegan without being told so.

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You Will Need (17 things)

  • Dry Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 Cup plus 1/3 Cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • Wet Ingredients

  • 2/3 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
  • 1/3 Cup Canola Oil
  • 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar or White Vinegar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Frosting

  • 1/4 Cup Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening (I used Earth Balance Shortening)
  • 1/4 Cup Vegan Margarine (I used Earth Balance)
  • 1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tbsp Unsweetened Almond Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
  • Sprinkles for decoration

Steps (7 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Preheat your oven for 350 F (180C). Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper liners, or lightly grease the pan.

    In a big bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.

  2. 2

    In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients together.

  3. 3

    Then pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk that up. Whisk until the batter just comes together, don’t over mix it or your cupcakes will be sad cakes.

  4. 4

    Evenly divide batter among the liners. Bake 18-20 minutes until the tops are slightly golden.

  5. 5

    Like this. Omnomnom.

  6. 6

    To make the frosting, mix all the ingredients together with a hand mixer. Wait until the cupcakes are cooled completely before frosting. Use a piping bag, a butter knife or just a plastic bag with a small hole cut in the corner to frost your cakes.

  7. 7

    Now devour. Bon Appetgan!