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Any Occasion Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes and Cake from Light & Easy Vegan Baking by Jillian Glenn
Ingredients
- Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes
- 1 ¼ cups 300 ml unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup 200 g cane sugar (see Tip)
- ¼ cup 60 ml melted vegan butter
- 1 ½ tsp 7 g baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups 250 g regular or gluten-free all-purpose flour (for gluten-free, I like King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure)
- ¼ cup 48 g rainbow sprinkles (optional)
- Perfect Vanilla Cake
- Nonstick spray - for pan
- 1 cup 240 ml unsweetened almond milk
- ¾ cup 150 g cane sugar
- ⅓ cup 80 ml melted vegan butter
- 1 ½ tsp 7 g baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups 219 g regular or gluten-free all-purpose flour (for gluten-free, I like King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure)
- ¼ cup 48 g rainbow sprinkles (optional)
- Vanilla Buttercream Frosting - adds 100 calories per cupcake and 66 calories per cake slice
- 3 cups 360 g confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tbsp 28 g softened vegan butter
- 2 tbsp 30 ml unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare the cupcakes or cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 16 wells of a muffin pan or spray an 8- to 10-inch (20- to 25-cm) round cake pan with nonstick spray. For a loaf cake, preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and spray a 9 x 5–inch (23 x 13–cm) loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, use a fork or whisk to mix together the almond milk, cane sugar, melted vegan butter, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla. Then, add the flour and mix just until a smooth batter forms. Make funfetti-style cupcakes or cake by folding the sprinkles directly into the batter, if desired.
- Spoon the batter into the lined muffin pan or pour the batter into the prepared round cake pan or loaf pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the top of the cupcakes or cake are lightly golden. If baking a full cake, you may need to bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. Test the center of the cake with a toothpick to see if it comes out clean—your signal that it’s done.
- Prepare the buttercream frosting: In a medium-sized bowl, use an electric hand mixer to mix together the confectioners’ sugar, softened vegan butter, almond milk and vanilla. Note that for a loaf cake, you will only need half of the frosting; either divide the ingredients in half or make the entire frosting recipe and freeze the remaining frosting to use at a later time.
- Remove the cupcakes or cake from the oven, remove from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack before frosting. I find these cupcakes delicious with or without frosting.
Notes
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Reprinted with permission from Light & Easy Vegan Baking by Jillian Glenn, Page Street Publishing Co. 2022. Photo credit: Jillian Glenn
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About the Author
Jillian Glenn is the author of Easy Low-Cal Vegan Eats and the founder of Peanut Butter and Jilly, a popular food blog specializing in vegan and gluten-free recipes. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
About the Book
Enjoy vegan takes on decadent cakes, gooey brownies, flaky biscuits, savory breads and so much more without worrying about breaking the diet in Light & Easy Vegan Baking (Page Street Publishing; March 22, 2022; $19.99)! Jillian Glenn, author of Easy Low-Cal Vegan Eats, is back with 60 scrumptious recipes that taste like the ultimate splurge–but their low calorie count means people can feel good about enjoying them.
Jillian shares her secrets to recreating everyone’s favorite treats, whether craving something sweet, like Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies and Rich Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, or something savory, like Vegan Pull-Apart Cheesy Bread and Salted Soft Baked Pretzel Bites. Thanks to generous serving sizes that will leave people feeling satisfied, readers won’t believe these are low-calorie or vegan. And with the option to make the recipes gluten-free, it’s easy to adapt each dish to meet specific dietary needs.
Jillian’s use of fuss-free ingredients and clever techniques, like combining traditional sugar with no-calorie sweeteners, will have people eager to bake their way through every chapter – and her straightforward, easy-to-follow instructions guarantee perfect results every time.
Light & Easy Vegan Baking is divided into 5 parts:
- Craving Cookies and Brownies
- Irresistible Cupcakes and Cakes
- Easy Healthy Pies, Cobblers and Crisps
- Quick, Satisfying Breads, Biscuits and Bites
- Baking for Breakfast Lovers
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