Cacao Cupcakes with Cashew Butter Icing – Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Dairy Free
It’s National Chocolate Cupcake day today, so we’ve been busy testing different ingredient combinations together to make these fantastic, healthy and nutritious cacao cupcakes with cashew butter icing.
The combination of the cacao powder and beetroot together makes a rich, dark cake that tastes sublimely delicious and the addition of the cashew butter icing adds a sweet, nutty finish that looks amazing. It’s hard to believe these are actually good for you. They’re dairy free, sugar free, gluten free and super tasty.
The icing is pretty sweet so some people might prefer to lightly spread it on top of the cakes rather than piping (unless you have a sweet tooth like me).
Makes 12 cupcakes.
Ingredients
For the cakes:
230g/8oz buckwheat flour
2 tbsp. cacao powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda
240g/8.5oz honey
1 beetroot, peeled and finely grated
200g/7oz coconut oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 eggs
100ml/3.5fl oz almond milk
For the icing:
250g/9oz cashew or almond butter
240ml/8fl oz almond milk
1 tbsp. honey
2 tbsp. cacao
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Optional: blueberry powder, cacao or cinnamon to top
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 170C/340F.
2. Line cupcake tin with paper cases.
3. Combine the flour, cacao powder, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda in a large bowl.
4. Add the honey, grated beetroot and coconut oil to a food processor and cream until light and fluffy.
5. Add the mixture from the food processor to the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Add the eggs one at a time and mix, then add the milk, while stirring vigorously.
7. Bake in the oven for 20-25 mins, then set aside to cool.
8. To make the frosting combine all the ingredients and a large bowl and mix well with an electric whisk until light and fluffy.
9. Once the cakes have completely cooled, pipe or spread the icing on top. The icing is really sweet so some people prefer lightly spreading it, but if you have a sweet tooth like me then piping it will be fine. Decorate with either a sprinkle of cinnamon, cacao or blueberry powder.
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