Frosted Spiced Cupcakes

Makes 16
Time 35 min
Frosted Spiced Cupcakes

It's hard to believe when you taste them, but these sweet treasures are gluten free, egg free and dairy free. They're perfect for birthday parties, holidays or any occasion where there's a reason to celebrate with moist, delicious cupcakes.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free

Ingredients

    <b>For the Cupcakes</b>
    1/2 cupcanola oil
    1/2 cupunsweetened almondmilk or other nondairy beverage
    1 container (6-ounce)plain coconut milk yogurt
    3/4 cupgranulated sugar
    1 tablespoonegg replacer, such as Ener-G, mixed with 1/4 cup warm water
    2 cupswhite rice flour
    1/2 teaspoonxanthan gum
    2 teaspoonsbaking powder
    1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1 teaspoonground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling
    1/2 teaspoongrated nutmeg
    1/8 teaspoonground cloves
    <b>For the Frosting</b>
    1/4 cupvegan margarine, softened
    1 1/2 cupspowdered sugar
    1 tablespoonunsweetened almondmilk or other nondairy beverage
    1/4 teaspoongluten-free pure vanilla extract

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


For the cupcakes, whisk together oil, almondmilk, yogurt, sugar and egg replacer mixture in a large bowl.


In a separate large bowl, mix together rice flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.


Add flour mixture to milk mixture and stir to combine.


Spoon batter into 16 paper-lined standard muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.


Bake until cooked through and light golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack and set aside to let cool completely.


For the frosting, put margarine, sugar, almondmilk and vanilla in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until well combined and fluffy, about 1 minute.


Spread frosting on cupcakes, sprinkle cinnamon over the top and serve.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 cupcake

Calories

250

Total Fat

11g

Saturated Fat

1.5g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

170mg

Total Carbohydrate

39g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

22g

Protein

1g

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