STRAWBERRY VANILLA VEGAN CUPCAKES | 4TH OF JULY RECIPE
Today we are making a delicious and simple Strawberry Vanilla Vegan Cupcakes to celebrate summer and the 4th of July. I used strawberries freshly grown from my garden along with lime basil. The fresh ingredients take this Strawberry Vanilla Vegan Cupcakes to the next level.
I am going to be a lot more Vegan Cupcakes in the near future and need your help on finalizing the flavors. Let me know in the comments some of your favorite cupcake flavors that you’d love to see vegan.
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Ingredients:
For Cupcakes:
All Purpose Flour | 2 1/4 Cups
Coconut Sugar | 1 Cup
Sea Salt | 1 teaspoon
Baking Powder | 1 1/2 teaspoons
Baking Soda | 1/2 teaspoon
Almond Milk | 1 1/2 Cups
Agave | 1/3 Cup
Vegetable Oil | 1/2 Cup
Vanilla Extract | 1 Tablespoon
For Strawberry Filling:
Fresh Strawberries | 1 Pint
Agave | 1/4 Cup
Fresh Lime Basil or Lime Zest | 1 Tablespoon, Optional
For Icing:
Powdered Sugar | 3 Cups
Vegan Butter | 1/2 Cup
Almond Milk | 1 Tablespoon
Vanilla Extract | 1 Teaspoon
Food Coloring of Your Choosing
Directions:
For Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350*F and fill your cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
Sift flour, coconut sugar, sea salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
In separate bowl, mix together almond milk, agave, vegetable oil, and vanilla.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Fold together until just combined.
Scoop the cupcake batter into the lined cupcake tray till they are 2/3 filled.
Place into preheated oven and bake for 20-22 minutes. Test with toothpick to determine doneness.
Allow to cool completely before icing.
For Strawberry Filling:
Coarsely chop the strawberries and add them to a medium sized sauce pan. If your using the lime basil or lime zest, add that to the pan as well.
Add agave and cook on medium heat stirring occasionally.
Allow to simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
For Icing:
Beat vegan butter in a mixer with a the paddle attachment until smooth.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and almond milk. Beat until just combined.
Switch to a whisk attachment and whip for 2 minutes.
Color accordingly and ice the cooled cupcake.
Assembly of the Cupcake:
Cut a dome out of the top of the cooled cupcake. Add your strawberry filling. Place the dome back on. Should look like a triangle on top of the cupcake.
Place icing into a piping bag with star tip. Ice the the cupcake.
Enjoy.
A few of My Last Recipes:
Homemade Kahlua
Almond Milk
Almond Butter
Vegan BBQ Sauce
Vegan Baked Doughnuts
Tropical Bliss Green Smoothie
Strawberry Banana Smoothie
I'm not a great cook at all or you can say not a cook at all but the images are so tempting that I will definitely try to make these today itself or at most tomorrow.... thanks for sharing though, and also a word of appreciation for your style of writing.
ahh thanks. :) I think i'm a terrible writer. I really wish I could write long narratives about food like many other food bloggers. Always room for improvement.
Not sure about others but you writing style works for me bro..... upvoted you too :-D
Thanks so much. Glad you enjoy it.
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This is indeed a perfect cake to welcome in the summer.
Cheers 🍻 to 2017 summer.
WOOHOO. :) Thanks. I'm working on many more cupcake recipes soon. :)
This bad boy looks like a sweet treat @vegetarianbaker ideal as dessert after my pasta meal ;-)
OOOH. I bet that would taste delicious. a great compliment.
Thanks @vegetarianbaker
Happy 4th of July! Indeed ths cupcake looks so delish! I`d like to try it !
Happy 4th to you as well. Hope you had a festive day
Beautiful and Patriotic! Love them. I so wish I could eat one now!
Thanks. I forgot to take a photo before I ate it, so I had to screen shot from the video. Oops haha
I need one :)
I have 12 left ;) haha Couldn't eat them all. My parents, who aren't vegan, loved them too. ;)
Maybe you send one for me by post ?? :))
haha I don't know if i would last in post. It's so hot here. It would be a melted mess.
Damn :))
Sorry about that. :) If you make it yourself and have questions, don't be afraid to reach out. :)
Soon I make my question :) Npr :))
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Beautiful !!!! Have a fun day tomorrow :-) xx
I'm going to try. We have about 200-300 people show up at our house to watch the cities fireworks. We live above the river and park that they shoot the state's largest firework display.
Perfect idea for the summer :)
Congratulations!
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed the recipe.
Another amazing way to eat the rainbow :) These cupcakes are real beauties, thanks for the great recipe ♥
Thank you so much. I'm doing a whole vegan cupcake series soon. :) Just finalizing my recipes. What's your favorite cupcake flavors?
Sounds great, can't wait ♥
I love so many flavors: rhubarb, carrot, lemon, oreo, and of course chocolate :D