Who doesn’t love red velvet?
But there is just something about red velvet cupcakes that is so charming and appealing!
I knew some people who did not really like red velvet anything, but after they tried my recipe for Red Velvet Cake they changed their minds!
I swear! I am not making that up!
Perhaps one of the best sellers when I owned my bakery would be these luscious cupcakes.
Now veganized for everyone to enjoy!
Red Velvet Cupcakes
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Serves: 16 cupcakes
Ingredients
- For the Cake Batter:
- All Purpose Flour 2½ Cups (312g)
- Granulated Sugar 1½ cups (300g)
- Baking Soda 1 teaspoon (5g)
- Salt ½ teaspoon (3g)
- Natural Cocoa Powder 2 Tablespoons (12g)
- Vegetable Oil ½ cup (120ml)
- Almond Milk 1 Cup (237ml)
- Ground Flax Seeds 2 Tablespoon (16g)
- Hot Water 6 Tablespoons (90ml)
- Red Food Color 1-2 teaspoons *gel paste or liquid
- White Vinegar ½ teaspoon
- Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon (5ml)
- For the Cream Cheese Icing:
- Vegan Cream Cheese 2 Tubs (2cups) (454g)
- Vegan Butter 1 stick (½ cup) (112g)
- Confectioner's Sugar 1½ cups (180g)
- Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon
- Apple Cider Vinegar *optional 1 teaspoon - see note above
Instructions
- First prepare the cupcake batter by combining the ground flax seed with hot water and whisk smooth
- Let stand for at least 5 minutes to thicken to a paste
- In a large bowl place the sifted flour, Baking Soda, Salt and Cocoa Powder together
- In another bowl combine all of the wet ingredients including the sugar and the red food color whisk smooth
- Add the flax paste and then the dry ingredients and whisk smooth
- Pour the batter into the paper lined cupcake molds filling ¾ way to the top.
- Bake immediately at 375° F for the first 10 minutes then lower the oven to 350°F and bake for another 10-12 minutes or until springy to the touch when gently pressed in the centers or a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs
- While the cupcakes cool, prepare the cream cheese icing by mixing the sifted confectioners sugar with the vegan butter until smooth, add the vanilla extract, optional apple cider vinegar and then add the vegan cream cheese last and mix on low speed just until combined.
- Be careful not to whip it or you will get a soupy mixture, as vegan cream cheese has a tendency to break down very easily.
- I would even recommend to mix the cream cheese in by hand to avoid this possibility
- Refrigerate until you are ready to ice cooled cupcakes
Notes
Cream cheese iced cupcakes must be stored in the refrigerator.
Store for up to 5 days
Un-iced cupcakes can be frozen wrapped well for up to 2 months
Store for up to 5 days
Un-iced cupcakes can be frozen wrapped well for up to 2 months
Hello Gretchen,
Should the all purpose flour in this recipe be sifted before measuring the 2 1/2 cups? Or is the sifting all done after the 2 1/2 cups are measured? Hope the question is clear.
Thanks! Jacqueline
HI Jacqueline! Yes the question is clear, but the answer may not be! LOL I do not sift before measuring, but if you are using a scale for weight measure it makes things much more accurate for the best results everytime.
That said- if you do not have a scale, I am a “fluffer and a scooper” when I measure in cups/volume measure. That’s the problem with cups measure, we all measure differently so the results can vary and recipe fails often come from inferior cups measuring system.
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I am very excited to try this would the new Plant Based egg work with this recipe?
YES!! Works great in every recipe I have tried so far!
Do I just sub 1:1 for the flax meal?
Do 2tsp of the PBE and keep everything else the same. With the PBE though, you do not have to reconstitute it, so you can just add it to the flour/dry ingredients
Hi Gretchen!
I’m having a hard time sourcing an all natural, vegan, red food coloring that results in your vibrant red. What brand do you use?
Thank you so much and looking forward to hearing from you!
I have switched to my NO DYE Red Velvet recipe which uses beet root powder for the reddest red you will ever see!