top of page

Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache





Ingredients:


Cupcakes

80g coconut flour

90g blanched almond meal (or pepita meal)

½ tsp bicarb soda

¼ tsp fine sea salt

6 large eggs

280g coconut oil or butter (at room temp or melted)

120g honey or pure maple syrup (can use less but cakes will be less moist)

100g almond milk (or milk of choice)

2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract


Ganache

150g cacao butter, roughly chopped

40g raw cacao powder or Dutch cocoa

50–60g honey or pure maple syrup (to taste)

1 tsp vanilla paste or extract

¼ tsp fine sea salt

130g coconut cream


Garnish

1/2 cup chopped, roasted almonds or pistachios (opt)


Cupcakes

Thermomix Method

Preheat oven to 170C. Line muffin trays with paper cups and set aside.

Place coconut flour, almond meal, bicarb soda and salt into TM bowl and mix 6 sec/speed 6.

Add eggs, melted coconut oil or butter, honey or maple syrup, milk and vanilla and mix 30 sec/speed 6. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and mix another few seconds until well combined.

Fill paper cups to almost full and bake in 170C oven for 20 mins or until skewer inserted in centre of cakes comes out clean. Set aside to cool while you make ganache.

Conventional Method

Mix dry ingredients in a food processor or by hand. Add wet ingredients and mix well until creamy and smooth. Continue as above.


Ganache

Thermomix Method

Place cacao butter into bowl and chop 8 sec/speed 8. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula. Melt 5 mins/37C/speed 3.

Add cacao/cocoa powder, honey or maple syrup, vanilla, salt and coconut cream, and mix 1 min/37C/speed 3. Scrape down sides of bowl with spatula and mix another 1 min/37C/speed 3.

Conventional Method

Melt cacao butter in a double boiler on the stovetop. Add remaining ingredients and melt and mix until smooth.


To Finish

Spoon the melted ganache onto the cooled cupcakes, sprinkle with roasted nuts if desired, and place in fridge to set.


Notes

Store in airtight container at room temp for up to 2 days, or in fridge for a week, or in an airtight container in freezer for two months.

For best results, use “If You Care” baking cups, as they are non-toxic, and non-stick.

Makes approx. 18 regular sized cupcakes.


By Jo Whitton

Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache (grain-free, dairy-free) - Quirky Cooking

117 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All
bottom of page