Vegan Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Whisky Icing

Vegan Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Whisky Icing

www.veganrecipeclub.org.uk

Perfect for St Patrick's Day - or even Burns' Night! Using vegan porter or stout makes for a lovely rich taste that enhances the chocolate nicely... Not all such beers...

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Cooking tools:

  • Muffin tin
  • Cupcake liner
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Hand mixer
  • Spatula
  • Sifter
  • Cooling rack
  • Spoon
  • Cake tester

Ingredients

  • Cupcakes Dry mix
  • 250g/1½ cups plain (all-purpose) flour. Gluten-free? Use plain GF flour + ¾ tsp xanthan gum
  • 200g/1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 50g/⅓ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Wet mix
  • 240ml/1 cup dark vegan beer, eg stout or porter. See above for some brand suggestions
  • 120ml/½ cup plain vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp flax meal, mixed with 2-3 tbsp water
  • Whisky Buttercream Icing Dry mix
  • 225g/1 cup vegan margarine and mild coconut oil at roughly 50:50 ratio. Use Biona Cuisine coconut oil or similar
  • 375g/3 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
  • 2-5 tbsp plant milk, eg soya, almond etc
  • 3-4 tsp Irish whiskey or Scotch whisky

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