Description
Delicious, sweet and fruity vegan white Chocolate raspberry cupcakes with a white chocolate sponge, with a raspberry filling and Italian meringue buttercream.
Ingredients
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Ingredients for the cupcakes
- 240ml of dairy-free milk
- 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
- 210g of self-raising flour
- 100g of caster sugar
- 30g of dairy-free white chocolate (grated)
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
- 60ml of vegetable oil / melted coconut oil
Ingredients for the compote
- 120g of fresh / whole raspberries
- 70g of caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Ingredients for the Italian meringue
Instructions
Method (cupcakes)
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees c and line a cupcake tin with 9 cupcake cases.
- In a small bowl, combine the dairy-free milk with the apple cider vinegar and whisk until fully combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, grated dairy-free white chocolate, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Mix well to combine.Add the oil to the ‘buttermilk’ and whisk to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until a smooth batter.
- Fill the cases 3/4 full with the batter. Make sure to tap the tins on the worktop to remove any air bubbles.
- Pop the cakes into the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes. You will know they are done when you put a knife or skewer in and it comes out clean and they are springy to the touch.
- Place the cupcakes on a cooling rack and allow to cool fully before frosting/filling. You can even place the cupcakes into the fridge to chill overnight before decorating.
Method (compote)
- Place the raspberries into a medium-sized saucepan and sprinkle over the sugar and lemon juice.
- Place on top onto the hob over a medium to high heat and bring to the boil. It will go thick. Once thick, remove from the heat and allow to cool before using.
Method (buttercream)
- Get the recipe here.
- Add the buttercream into a piping bag fitted with an open star tip nozzle.
- Core each cupcake with an apple corer or knife and add in some of the compote.
- Pipe a swirl of buttercream on top of each cupcake.
- Decorate with a drizzle of melted white chocolate, grated white chocolate, freeze friend raspberries.
- I rolled some raspberries in white sugar and added one to the top of each cake
- Serve these cupcakes fresh or store in a sealed container in the fridge. The buttercream will firm up in the fridge, so allow them to come to room temperature before serving.
- Best eaten within a few days.
Notes
Store: Store the cupcakes in a sealed container in the fridge and allow to come to room temperature before serving.
Best enjoyed within 3 days of making.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: cupcakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American