{"id":1499,"date":"2011-02-10T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2022-12-30T09:15:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T14:15:12","slug":"for-valentines-day-moist-chocolate-cupcakes-with-vegan-buttercream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/10\/for-valentines-day-moist-chocolate-cupcakes-with-vegan-buttercream\/","title":{"rendered":"For Valentine’s Day: Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Vegan Buttercream!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excerpted from: Vegans Know How to Party<\/a><\/b>
\nOVER 465 VEGANS RECIPES, INCLUDING DESSERTS, APPETIZERS, AND MAIN DISHES
\nBy Chef Nancy Berkoff, RD<\/i><\/p>\n

Purchase a copy for $25.00 here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Vegan Buttercream<\/h3>\n

Moist Chocolate Cake<\/b><\/p>\n

Makes one 9 x 13-inch pan (8 large servings) or 24 cupcakes<\/i><\/p>\n

3 cups all-purpose flour
\n2 cups sugar
\n2 teaspoons baking soda
\n1 Tablespoon salt
\n1\/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
\n3\/4 cup vegetable oil
\n1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
\n2 Tablespoons white vinegar
\n2 cups water
\nVegetable oil spray<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl and then add the wet ones, and mix until smooth and well combined. Spray pans and pour into a 9 x 13-inch pan or 24 cupcake tins. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes (cupcakes) or 50 minutes (9 x 13-inch pan). Test with a toothpick to make sure center is baked. Cool cake and ice with your favorite frosting.<\/p>\n

Total Calories Per Serving Cake: 557
\nTotal Fat as % of Daily Value: 31%
\nProtein: 6 gm
\nFat: 20 gm
\nCarbohydrates: 89 gm
\nCalcium: 14 mg
\nIron: 1 mg
\nSodium: 1817 mg
\nDietary Fiber: 3 gm<\/p>\n

Vegan Buttercream Frosting<\/b><\/p>\n

Makes 2 cups or 8 servings<\/i><\/p>\n

1\/2 cup softened vegan margarine
\n1\/4 cup soy, rice, or almond milk
\n3 cups powdered sugar
\n1-1\/2 Tablespoons vanilla extract<\/p>\n

Using an electric mixer or in a large bowl with a hand held mixer, place the margarine and milk, and cream them together. Add half of the powdered sugar, and beat well to combine. Add the remaining ingredients and continue to beat the mixture until light and fluffy.<\/p>\n

Variations:<\/b><\/p>\n

For a Berry Frosting, add 1\/4 cup mashed fresh or frozen berries, such as raspberries, strawberries, or blueberries.<\/p>\n

For a Chocolate Frosting, add 1\/2 cup cocoa powder or 1\/3 cup melted vegan chocolate chips.<\/p>\n

For a Coffee Frosting, substitute cold coffee or espresso for the milk in the recipe.<\/p>\n

You can also stir in chopped nuts, chopped vegan chocolate, shredded coconut, or chopped fruit into the basic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting recipe to create additional variations.<\/p>\n

Total Calories Per Serving (not variations): 278
\nTotal Fat as % of Daily Value: 17%
\nProtein: <1 gm
\nFat: 11 gm
\nCarbohydrates: 45 gm
\nCalcium: 11 mg
\nIron: <1 mg
\nSodium: 95 mg
\nDietary Fiber: <1 gm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Excerpted from: Vegans Know How to Party OVER 465 VEGANS RECIPES, INCLUDING DESSERTS, APPETIZERS, AND MAIN DISHES By Chef Nancy Berkoff, RD Purchase a copy for $25.00 here Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Vegan Buttercream Moist Chocolate Cake Makes one 9 x 13-inch pan (8 large servings) or 24 cupcakes 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegan-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1499"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20564,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1499\/revisions\/20564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}