Don’t forget the sprinkles!
I was on a gluten-free mission to make vanilla cupcakes that are just as moist and fluffy as my original recipe. With a little innovation and the right flour, I think I finally accomplished my goal. For all of you GF families, I hope you try them out. Now that it’s back to school we all deserve a cupcake or two!
Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes
Yield: 12 cupcakes Prep Time: 10 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup plain soymilk
1 tablespoon raw apple cider vinegar *
1 1⁄4 cups GF All Purpose flour**
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/3 cup ultra-fine pure baking sugar
1/3 cup extra light olive oil ***
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
A pinch of fine sea salt
1 can of light coconut milk
Powdered sugar
Lots and lots of sprinkles
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Whisk the soy milk and the vinegar. Let the mixture sit a few minutes until curdled.
- Beat together the soy milk mixture, oil, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt into the bowl. Mix the batter together at low speed until blended.
- Fill cupcake liners two-thirds of the way and bake for 20 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.
- If making the chocolate ganache follow directions here.
- If making the icing, whisk powdered sugar with coconut milk, adding 1 tablespoon of coconut milk at a time until you reach the desired consistency. You can freeze the remaining coconut milk in ice cube trays for later use.
Tips:
*Adding apple cider vinegar to the soymilk turns it into buttermilk.
** I used Bob’s Red Mill GF 1 to 1 baking flour. Though it’s a little pricier than regular flour, it’s the only blend that worked when I tested the cupcakes out.
*** Remember to use extra light olive oil, not extra virgin. There’s a big difference in flavor.
These look amazing! x
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Thank you. 🙂
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I once panicked when I accidentally used olive oil for waffles but it didn’t taste bad. I didn’t know there was such thing as extra light. Thanks for the education.
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🙂 That’s so funny. Extra light olive oil virtually tasteless so its perfect for baking.
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They are beautiful !
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Thank you Payel!
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So scrumptious looking!! 😋
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Thank you Stephanae. 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I love cupcakes and these really look divine. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
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So happy you liked them Lynne. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Wow these look delicious!! Super cute and easy recipe to follow 🙂 thanks for sharing xx
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Thanks so much Linda!
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These looks yummy….wish i could eat one right now…lol
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I have three of them left after my family taste tested them…so tempting 🙂
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I will try olive oil for baking
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Its amazing how extra light olive oil adds moisture to cakes and cupcakes. My friend’s mother from Greece taught me the trick.
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Looks absolutely delish. Healthier adds more points to it. Love the variety of sprinkles.
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Thank you! There’s so many sprinkles these days to choose from. Its always hard to pick just one.
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True. My little one goes crazy with the sprinkles.
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LOVE cupcakes!
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Me too 🙂 Especially homemade ones.
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This is so good and healthy too.Thanks for sharing.
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I’m happy you liked it Anuradha!
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This is si different from the usual cup cakes we make.
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The extra light olive oil really works in baked goods making it a lot healthier. I found you don’t really need eggs or milk, making the cupcakes low in cholesterol. I hope you give them a try.
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True.I will try your recipe.
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Yummy:) Looks great!
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So pretty!
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Thanks so much Naomi!
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Hi! I am a start up GF blogger, and the main goal of my blog is to give honest GF reviews of foods/restaurants Please visit and follow my blog:
https://glutenfreechickblog.wordpress.com/
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Hi Melissa. Of course I’ll follow your blog. I love the honesty in your reviews! 🙂
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Thank you so so much for your support! It means so much!
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Love everything gluten-free! ❤ Check out our shop. We offer variety of gluten-free treats 🙂 http://www.InspiredBeacon.com🙂
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Thank you! It’s hard finding a lot of GF treats ! 😁
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I agree with you! 🙂
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These look really pretty! X
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Thank you Lizzie! I love your blog and all the cupcake recipes – especially the orange chocolate one 🙂
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Aw Thankyou Hun! X
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You had me at ‘cupcake.’ 🙂
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What fun! Lovely to look at & I’m sure delicious too! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you Stephanie. 🙂
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Your cupcakes are too cute! Love the sprinkles! You can never have too many sprinkles 🙂
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True that 🙂
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Beautiful cakes!!
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These are so pretty!
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Thank you. Love your blog 🙂
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thanks 🙂
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Yummy cakes! ❤ You can shop gluten-free ingredients @ http://www.InspiredBeacon.com🙂
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Thank you so much!! I have a friend who is gluten free and she will love this!! Please follow my blog at https://baking781.wordpress.com/. It would help a lot. I have some gluten free recipes coming up in a few weeks.😀😀
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Awesome. I will be sure to follow. Looking forward to seeing your recipes!
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Such a happy looking cupcakes, adorable 🙂
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Thank you Lauren!
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