Who said gluten free and vegan recipes have to be boring and tasteless?! These are the chocoholics dream cupcakes! The cupcake itself is a low FODMAP gluten free, refined sugar free and vegan chocolate cake. They are then topped with an indulgent lucuma and almond butter caramel, chopped chocolate covered almonds and melted chocolate. This is definitely a treat recipe, perfect for parties and sharing with friends or family.
I had to persuade myself that I didn’t need to eat my way though most of them before I’d even taken any photos, so I apologise in advance if these don’t last 5 minutes! It’s amazing how many different ways you can create dairy free alternatives to caramel but nut butter based recipes are definitely my favourite!
Makes 12
INGREDIENTS
3 tbsp ground flaxseed/linseed
6 tbsp cold water
140g melted coconut oil
135ml maple syrup
155ml rice milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
110g ground almonds
50g The Raw Chocolate Company cacao powder
70g buckwheat flour
100g rice flour
2 tsp baking powder
For the caramel:
25g melted coconut oil
45g smooth almond butter
1 tbsp The Raw Chocolate Company lucuma powder
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
For the toppings:
40g The Raw Chocolate Company chocolate covered almonds (roughly chopped)
1x 45g bar of The Raw Chocolate Company vanoffee dark chocolate
METHOD:
- Mix the flaxseed with the cold water and allow it to sit for 5 minutes before using
- Preheat the oven to 170oc and line a 12-hole cupcake tray with cases (I like to use silicone ones)
- Combine the ground almonds, cacao, flours and baking powder together in a large bowl
- In a separate bowl whisk (using a hand whisk) together the flaxseed mixture, coconut oil, maple syrup, rice milk and vanilla until smooth
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients then mix it all together until you have thick cake batter
- Divide the batter between the 12 cake cases and bake the cupcakes for 30-35 minutes until they have risen and a skewer comes out clean
- Leave the cupcakes to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack until completely cooled (remove the silicone cases, if using)
- While the cupcakes are cooling you can prepare the caramel, simply whisk all the ingredients together until you have a smooth paste
- Leave the caramel to one side to thicken until you are ready to use it
- When the cupcakes have cooled, spread the caramel over the top before sprinkling on the chopped chocolate covered almonds
- Melt the bar of chocolate then drizzle it over the top of the cupcakes to finish
- Allow the chocolate to set before enjoying (if you can wait!)
