Chocolate Filled Cupcakes with Blueberry Cream Frosting
If you’re a fan of blueberries and chocolate these cupcakes are just the thing. These moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with a creamy chocolate center and topped with a delicious blueberry cream frosting!
Ingredients
15 cupcakes
Blueberry cream frosting
BLUEBERRY JAM BASE
13 oz (380g) blueberries
2.5 oz (70g) cane sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
CREAM
8.8 oz (250g) cashew nuts (soak in water for 4 hours or more then drain properly)
7.7 oz (220g) organic heavy coconut cream (No guar gum)
4.7oz (135g) cane sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
First, make blueberry jam for the frosting. Simmer the blueberries, cane sugar, and lemon juice over low heat and stir well. Turn off the heat once most of the liquid has evaporated.
Blend the jam and rest of the blueberry cream ingredients until smooth and creamy then refrigerate until use.
Chocolate cream filling
4.2 oz (120g) organic heavy coconut cream (No guar gum)
2 oz (55g) cane sugar
2.5 tbsp (18g) cocoa powder
Instructions
Mix all the chocolate cream filling ingredients well.
Chocolate cupcakes
DRY INGREDIENTS
3.5 oz (100g) chickpea flour
1oz (30g) cornflour
1.7 oz (50g) brown rice flour
1.4 oz (40g) almond flour
1.4 oz (40g) potato starch
1/2 tbsp (3g) tapioca powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
WET INGREDIENTS
1 oz (30g) coconut oil (Solid melted, or vegan butter)
1 oz (300g) plant milk
1 oz (30g) cacao powder
7 oz (200g) cane sugar
1/2 tsp salt (kosher)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1.4 oz (40g) rice oil
2 tsp rum (optional)
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
Combine and mix all the dry ingredients.
Combine and mix all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well. Fill the cupcake liners and bake for 20 minutes. Use a toothpick to check that it’s baked through.
Remove the cupcakes from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
Cut out a round ½ inch hole on top of the cupcake and fill with chocolate filling.
Pipe with blueberry frosting and serve!