We are cruising past May with jest speed, last weekend was my birthday and Mother’s day. We had a fun weekend getaway to Connecticut and a beautiful Mother’s day party at a dear friend’s house. Hope you guys had a good Mother’s day. But make sure to appreciate your mom not just on her special day, but every day of the week — she deserves it 🙂
I made these cute little mini lemon cupcakes for Mother’s day last weekend. It is a variation of the basic vegan vanilla cupcake recipe, but instead of vanilla flavored with lemon zest and pure lemon extract.
They turned out moist and fluffy with just the right hint of lemon. Personally I’m not a big fan of lemon flavor, but I think I’ll make an exception for these cupcakes. Recipe is from Vegan Cupcakes Take over the World.
I’ve started to like the mini cupcakes over the regular standard size ones these days. The mini cupcakes are just perfect 1~2 bites and done. But there is also a chance of overdoing it by popping in a couple or a few without realizing (ahem….). I also made these pretty Rosewater & Pistachio mini cupcakes (these are my personal favorite).
In case you are wondering frosting is not vegan, it is whipped cream frosting. I’m going to try the popular coconut whipped cream to see how well that works, so the entire cupcake can be vegan.
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a regular muffin pan or mini-muffin pan with cupcake liners.
Whisk soy milk and vinegar in a measuring cup and set aside for a few minutes to curdle.
Beat together the soy milk mixture, oil, sugar, vanilla, lemon extract and lemon zest in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix until no big lumps remain.
Fill cupcake liners â…”rds of the way full and bake for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Transfer to a cooling rack and let them cool completely before frosting.
Pavani, love all the cupcakes you have on display. So artistically done and I love mini cupcakes too…I have all the ingredients. Hope to bake these soon…
This recipe makes an absolutely delightful cupcake. They are moist and delicious with just the right amount of lemon flavor. This will be my go-to lemon cake recipe from now on. Thanks for sharing.
These look beautiful and tasty. I am always on the lookout for vegan dessert recipes. I don’t have any lemon extract, so I will have to leave that out, but I will use a basic buttercream and sub Earth Balance for the butter (vegan) and add lemon juice for the extra lemon flavor. Thanks for the post.
Oh my gosh. These are so good. Like, fluffy delicious sweetness good. Like… I may make a batch every other day good. Like… no one would even dream these are vegan good. Make them. Immediately. Yesterday. (I topped mine with vegan strawberry frosting – a recipe that utilizes preserves not fresh berries… google it) and holy strawberry lemonade realness.
Vegan cupcakes look moist and soft.
these look so pretty with all your gorgeous garnishes
these look so pretty with all your gorgeous garnishes
Pavani, love all the cupcakes you have on display. So artistically done and I love mini cupcakes too…I have all the ingredients. Hope to bake these soon…
Yummy cupcakes
Oh, Your cupcakes look so sweet, delicious & made with love, Pavani.
Wow! Just made these and they are delicious! Soft, fluffy and moist, a nice crunch on top and with the perfect hint of lemon, just as promised.
This recipe makes an absolutely delightful cupcake. They are moist and delicious with just the right amount of lemon flavor. This will be my go-to lemon cake recipe from now on. Thanks for sharing.
These look beautiful and tasty. I am always on the lookout for vegan dessert recipes. I don’t have any lemon extract, so I will have to leave that out, but I will use a basic buttercream and sub Earth Balance for the butter (vegan) and add lemon juice for the extra lemon flavor. Thanks for the post.
Super soft cupcakes!!
Oh my gosh. These are so good. Like, fluffy delicious sweetness good. Like… I may make a batch every other day good. Like… no one would even dream these are vegan good. Make them. Immediately. Yesterday. (I topped mine with vegan strawberry frosting – a recipe that utilizes preserves not fresh berries… google it) and holy strawberry lemonade realness.
Hard to resist to those alluring cupcakes, love that they are vegan. Prefect treats to please anyone’s on a special day.