Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Rose Jam | LifeSource Natural Foods

Ingredients

• 1 (10 oz) package frozen raspberries
• 1 cup granulated cane sugar
• ½ cup dried rose petals
• 3 tsp lemon juice
• 1 ½ cups unbleached white flour
• ¼ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• ¼ cup Leora’s Herbal Cacao Elixir with Turmeric, Cinnamon, Maca, and Black pepper
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup vegan butter, softened to room temperature
• ½ cup granulated cane sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 cup almond milk mixed with 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (to make vegan buttermilk)
• 2 Tbsp ground chia seeds mixed with 6 Tbsp water (to make vegan eggs)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 (7.05 oz) pkg Violife Just Like Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
• ¼ cup vegan butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 pkg pink food coloring (optional)