Tessa’s Recipe Rundown
Taste: Super chocolatey, sweet without being cloying. The raspberry adds a lovely fresh burst of tartness.
Texture: Moist, soft, you’d never guess there were no eggs or butter.
Ease: Even easier than regular cupcakes!
Pros: Easier and healthier than non-vegan chocolate cupcakes but just as good.
Cons: None, they get better as they sit on the counter in an airtight container too.
Would I make this again? Yes.
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Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes – you’d never know they were vegan! These delicious treats are super chocolatey, moist, and soft.
Recently my mom was diagnosed with a dairy allergy and I am still in disbelief about how many food items contain dairy in some form. Pretty much all of them. At least the ones you’d want to eat. She’d probably be better off allergic to gluten because there are a host of gluten-free products and menus out there. Dairy-free people have been sort of screwed over. In reality, all people with food allergies have been screwed over. In an attempt to make a birthday dessert for her I became frustrated when all my recipe search results ended in vegan recipes. I was looking for dairy-free, not vegan! Eventually I found this recipe and decided to give it a try. I’m happy to report these cupcakes were wonderful, you couldn’t tell they were vegan at all!
If you have any tried and true dairy-free recipes, I’d love to see them.
The glaze on these cupcakes is a super simple one. I basically took a 1/2 cup seedless raspberry preserves, a splash of lemon juice, and simmered in a small saucepan until thinned. Then I dunked each cupcake while the glaze was still warm and let it set for a few minutes on the counter.
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
- Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add the oil, vanilla, vinegar, and water. Mix together until smooth.
- Pour batter evenly into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick entered into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
These are great, and I’ll make them again but I’m actually commenting not because of this recipe so much as to respond to your comment about your mom’s dairy allergy and finding a good dairy-free non-vegan recipe. My friend made your best chocolate cupcakes recipe and replaced the sour cream with mayonnaise then topped them with a ganache made with blood orange olive oil and dark chocolate chips to make them 100% dairy free and they were amazing!!!!!! I can’t wait for an opportunity to make them myself! We’re lactose intolerant so yeah lots of recipes need to be adjusted for us. Hope this helps. You have fantastic recipes
this is a go to recipe , not only for my vegan children but for everyone. It reminds me of Hostess Ho Ho’s cupcakes from the past, moist, chocolatey, easy to make. Have shared it also with people for children with egg allergies. Making some today for my non vegan visitors!
How much coco ??????
Hi Tessa! I’m curious, why does this recipe not need any baking powder? Will it affect the way they rise?
To add more flavour could Silk coconut milk be used in replacement for water?
I’ve never tried, but I don’t see why not!
Hi Tessa,
I am new to your site and love what I have seen so far. I am wondering if you would have a recipe for dairy free icing for a cake. I know I could use all shortening but I find it lacks something. Thanks for any help you can give me. Diane