Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes (dairy-free + gluten-free)

Ali Segersten (author)
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Difficulty
Average Recipe
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Servings
12 cupcakes

Serve these dark chocolate gluten- and dairy-free cupcakes for a special birthday or holiday treat. The only dairy in this recipe is the butter in the frosting. For a dairy-free buttercream, try my Whipped Chocolate Frosting. Try decorating these cupcakes with crushed rose petals, crushed freeze-dried raspberries, or fresh raspberries! Organic cane sugar can be used in place of the coconut sugar if you prefer slightly sweeter cupcakes.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

1 cups blanched almond flour
¾ cups oat flour
¼ cups tapioca flour
cups cacao powder sifted
¾ teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoons fine sea salt

Wet Ingredients

½ cups avocado oil
½ cups water (or brewed coffee)
¾ cups coconut sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons raw apple cider vinegar

Frosting

¾ cups unsalted butter
1 cups coconut sugar powdered
¼ cups tapioca flour
¼ cups cacao powder
½ teaspoons raw vanilla powder