Secrecy Gluten-Free and Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes 🎂✨
Soft, fluffy, and full of classic vanilla flavor — these vegan cupcakes are the perfect mix of simple and special. Even non-vegans will love them!
Ingredients
- 1 cup vegan buttermilk, room temp - (1 cup plant-based milk + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, whisk and let sit 5 mins)
- 2/3 cup vegan butter, melted and cooled. OR coconut oil/avocado oil
- 1 cup sweetener of choice
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 2 cups gluten-free 1-to-1 flour OR all-purpose
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- frosting of choice, I link my fav in the blog post!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup cupcake tin. Make vegan buttermilk and set aside for 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together melted vegan butter (or oil), sweetener, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean paste.
- Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually mix in buttermilk until just combined — don’t overmix.
- Fill liners ¾ full and bake for 20–22 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting. Enjoy every fluffy bite!
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