Healthy Breakfast Cupcakes with Salted Chocolate Frosting
(Excerpted from Eat More Plants by Desiree Nielsen. Copyright © 2019 by Desiree Nielsen. Published by Penguin an imprint of Penguin Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with the Publisher. All rights reserved.)
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 1½ cups almond flour
- ½ cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
- ½ cup Cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsweetened soy milk
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- ⅓ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon liquid from canned chickpeas (Aquafaba)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the Salted Chocolate Frosting
- ½ cup raw tahini, room temperature
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚f (180˚C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or nonstick silicone muffin cups.
- Make the Healthy Breakfast Cupcakes in a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa, flaxseed, baking powder, cardamom, cinnamon, and salt to combine.
- in a small bowl, whisk together the soy milk, olive oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, chickpea liquid, and vanilla.
- Add the soy milk mixture to the flour mixture and mix until well blended.
- Scoop ¼ cup (60 mL) of batter into each muffin cup. Bake for 35 to 38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Let the muffins cool in the tin for 5 minutes before carefully transferring to a rack to cool fully. The muffins will firm up as they cool.
- Make the Salted Chocolate Frosting in a small bowl, whisk together the tahini, maple syrup, cocoa, salt, and cinnamon until well blended. Spread on cooled cupcakes and serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
- The cupcakes will keep in a resealable container in the fridge for 2 to 3 days. Bring iced cupcakes to room temperature before enjoying for best flavour.