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Coconut Brulee Cupcakes

May 6, 2013 by Lisa Le 12 Comments

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#Coconut Brulée #Cupcakes from alimentageuse.com. The fluffiest #vegan cupcakes ever!

 

I actually kind of messed these up. These were the winners of the cupcake category for the Vegan Bake-Off in which I participated back in February (Runner-Up for Donuts and Pastries category with my Vegan Lemon Donuts). I had these cupcakes and they blew my mind!

They were fluffy. Chewy. Sticky. Coconutty. AND VEGAN.

What’s not to love?

So when the Toronto Vegetarian Association released a PDF of the cookbook of some recipes from the bake off to TVA members and participants, I KNEW I had to make myself a batch.

I think I messed up because I should have made it in an 8×8 pan. That way I would have avoided the hassle of individually icing each cupcake, then broiling, then prying the cupcakes out of the pan. But man. These. Are. Delicious.

The top layer is broiled and it literally takes the cake to a whole new level. The cake itself is so great and fluffy, and the top layer has some chewy, crunchy coconut shreds and GAW. It’s amazing. The Antique Appetite is a genius and deserved to win that category 100%. and the flax meal makes me feel like I’m helping my digestive system even though I’m eating a fist-full of sugar. But that fact that these cupcakes are vegan also make me feel happy about my life choices.

Give these a try. You will not regret it.

#Coconut Brulée #Cupcakes from alimentageuse.com. The fluffiest #vegan cupcakes ever!

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Yield: 12

Coconut Brulee Cupcakes

Coconut Brulee Cupcakes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • - 2 tbsp flax meal + 5 tbsp warm water (or other egg replacer for 2 eggs)
  • - 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • - 1/2 cup almond milk
  • - 3/4 white sugar
  • - 1 cup flour
  • - 1 tsp baking powder
  • - 1/2 tsp salt
  • - [For the top layer)
  • - 3 tbsp Earth Balance
  • - 5 tbsp brown sugar
  • - 2 tbsp almond milk
  • - 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

Instructions

  1. Mix together flax meal and warm water and let sit for 2-3 minutes until it has thickened.
  2. Add the coconut oil, almond milk, and sugar. Mix until incorporated.
  3. Sift in flour, baking powder and salt.
  4. Preheat oven to 350F.
  5. Divide the batter among lined cupcake pans (either 24 mini-cupcakes or 12 regular sized cupcakes).
  6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean when poked in the middle. You can also bake this in an 8x8 square pan (just make sure to grease and flour the pan)
  7. While it's baking, prepare the top layer by beating the Earth Balance and brown sugar together until incorporated.
  8. Add almond milk and coconut and beat until fluffy. Spread over the cupcakes/cake and broil until the coconut is golden and the top is bubbling.
  9. Remove from oven, let cool on a wire rack (if you made them into cupcakes, remove and make sure you put some paper towel under them because it'll get a little oily.

Notes

Recipe adapted from The Antique Appetite

© Lisa Le

 

 

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Filed Under: Baking, Dessert, Vegan recipes Tagged With: almond, brulee, coconut, cupcakes, dessert, egg-free, milk, vegan

About Lisa Le

Lisa is the thirty-something, nerdy, procrastinating, feminist blogger and photographer behind The Viet Vegan. She loves spicy foods, noodles, and food in bowls.

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  1. Medeja says

    May 6, 2013 at 4:50 AM

    These cupcakes look extremely good!

    Reply
  2. Lisa @ Wine & Glue says

    May 6, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    Yay for your first giveaway!!!! Thank you so much for joining in Lisa!!!!! PS I swear that I already liked you on FB and they just deleted my like.

    Reply
  3. Yvonne says

    May 6, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    I’m dreaming to have a KitchenAid standmixer for almost a lifetime – so that’s what I would buy from Amazon; but a Lodge Logic preseasoned skillet would also be glorious to have!

    Reply
    • Lisa Mai says

      May 6, 2013 at 5:16 PM

      Ooooo a cast-iron skillet. Good call.

      Reply
  4. Abby @ The Frosted Vegan says

    May 7, 2013 at 6:28 PM

    Coconut brulee cupcakes?! Come now, that is crazy awesome!

    Reply
    • Lisa Mai says

      May 7, 2013 at 9:25 PM

      Haha the original was called Lazy Daisy cake, and at the Bake-Off it was called Hot Milk cake but I thought Coconut Brulée was more appropriate. Also because I may have over-broiled them but I liked the result so much that I renamed it haha

      Reply
  5. Liz says

    May 7, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    I second Yvonne’s cast-iron skillet idea. I must say I have been yearning for a green apple artisan stand mixer for a while too. Also, I must say It’s nice to finally be able to enter a blog giveaway. Thanks Lisas!

    Reply
  6. Lindsey says

    May 7, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    Yay!! I would probably give it to my mom for Mother’s Day and I know she would probably buy a new kitchenaid mixer as our current one is 20 years old

    Reply
    • Lisa Mai says

      May 7, 2013 at 9:24 PM

      Aw what a lovely gift idea =) Say, does her kitchenaid mixer still work? There’s nothing like a sturdy and reliable appliance to hand down to your kids haha. My boyfriends mom had her (Sunbeam?) stand mixer for 20 years and still misses it because it finally broke down.

      Reply
  7. Caitlin G-H says

    May 9, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    I would buy my mom a new coffee pot and maybe some DVDs.

    Reply
  8. Riley G. says

    May 9, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    I would buy something special for my mom and sister like jewellery or sunglasses!

    Reply
  9. Hannah says

    May 10, 2013 at 10:55 PM

    I would buy a stand mixer because I’ve moved overseas and left all my appliances behind!

    Reply

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