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Vegan Biscoff Cupcakes

These vegan biscoff cupcakes are so soft and light, filled with delicious biscoff flavour. Topped with vegan biscoff buttercream and biscoff cookies, these cupcakes are the perfect flavour for any occasion.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Australian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 350kcal
Author Sally

Ingredients

For the biscoff cupcakes:

  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 ¾ cups plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • cup canola oil
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup 100 grams biscoff spread

For the biscoff buttercream:

  • ¼ cup 65 grams dairy-free butter
  • cup 70 grams biscoff spread
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk
  • pinch salt
  • biscoff cookies to decorate
  • extra melted biscoff spread to decorate

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a muffin tin with 12 patty cases.
  • In a small bowl combine white vinegar and almond milk. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together canola oil, brown sugar, vanilla and biscoff spread until combined.
  • Slowly add the milk mixture, alternating with the dry ingredients until the cupcake batter comes together, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Be careful to mix only until just combined to avoid overworking the batter.
  • Spoon mixture into patty cases ensuring they are only ½ full before placing them in the oven for 18-20 minutes or until lightly springy to touch. Let cool completely before frosting.
  • Make the buttercream frosting. Using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment fitted, beat the dairy-free butter, biscoff spread and vanilla for 1-2 minutes until creamy. Add in 1 cup of icing sugar and beat on medium until combined. Add in the remaining icing sugar and as the mixture thickens, add in the almond milk and beat until smooth and creamy but still thick enough to stand up on its own. If it’s a bit thin, add in a little extra icing sugar until the desired consistency is reached, if it’s too thick, add a little more almond milk.
  • Decorate the cupcakes. Add the frosting to the piping bag with a large open star tip attached (I used the Wilton 1M) and pipe swirls of frosting on each cupcake. Finish with a little drizzle of melted biscoff spread and biscoff cookies and crumbs.

Notes

I love to decorate the cupcakes with biscoff cookies, but note that these will need to be served straight away as the cookies will absorb the moisture from the buttercream and become soggy.
To melt the biscoff spread for drizzling, I just place about a tablespoon in the microwave for 15 seconds until smooth. 
I use Nuttelex to replace butter in most of my recipes as it is vegan and gives a ‘buttery’ flavour without being greasy. As this is an Australian product, the closest US alternative I believe is Earth Balance. Otherwise any dairy-free spread will work.
Dairy-free milk. I use almond milk in this recipe, but oat milk or soy milk will all produce a perfect cupcake.

Nutrition

Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg