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Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

These vegan vanilla cupcakes are easy to make and taste delicious. No one would guess that they're egg and dairy-free.
4.86 from 7 votes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

  • 200 g self-raising flour
  • tsp baking powder
  • 200 g dairy-free margarine - I use Pure Sunflower
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • tsp almond extract
  • 3 tbsp white chia seeds - I use white chia seeds for aesthetic purposes. You can also use black chia seeds or flax seeds if you prefer but your cupcakes will look a little speckled.
  • 140 ml almond milk - or other plant-based milk

Extras

  • 12 cupcake cases

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Pre-heat your oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan. Place your cupcake cases into a muffin tin.
  • Grind the chia seeds (3 tbsp) to a fine powder. I prefer to use a spice grinder but you can also use a pestle and mortar.
  • Put all of the ingredients into a large bowl (ground chia seeds, 200g self-raising flour, 1½ tsp baking powder, 200g dairy-free margarine, 200g caster sugar, ¼ tsp vanilla extract, ⅛ tsp almond extract, 140ml almond milk) and beat until fully combined. 
  • Evenly distribute the mixture between the 12 cupcake cases (I like to use a cupcake scoop for this). 
  • Bake for 20 minutes until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Once cooked, leave the cupcakes to cool in their tin for 10 minutes and then move them to a wire rack to cool fully before decorating.

NOTES

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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 199kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 0.4mg

Any nutritional information provided is the estimated nutritional information per serving. Please refer to my guide to Charlotte’s Lively Kitchen nutritional information if you would like to learn more about how this is calculated.