Lovely moist refined sugar free and gluten-free chocolate and raspberry cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
It’s just over a year ago that I started experimenting with gluten free and vegan baking in my kitchen. It was a bit scary at first, but once I tried few recipes I was hooked. Once you get your head around the different ingredients it’s actually easier. You don’t even need an electric mixer most of the times and you can whisk a cake by hand in no time.
Sometimes it doesn’t work, but most of the time it does! There are so many combinations, different flours and flavors to try, and exciting new ways to bake! No need for fancy techniques, mainly just your creativity, experimentation and some keen tasters.
These chocolate and raspberry cupcakes are gluten free and vegan and the recipe calls for a mix of buckwheat flour and ground almonds. Buckwheat might not be a flour to everyone’s taste, but I love baking with it and like the flavor it has.
It’s a wonderful flour to use if you are following a gluten free diet or just would love to cut down on gluten containing goods. This recipe is not very sweet as I always try to use a minimal amount of sweetener. I think just perfect so you feel like having a treat, but it’s a definitely a guilt free one.
Chocolate and Raspberry Cupcakes
Lovely moist refined sugar free and gluten-free chocolate and raspberry cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (140 grams)
- 1/2 cup ground almonds (50 grams)
- 1/4 cup raw cacao powder (30 grams)
- 3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- pinch of sea salt
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled (80 ml)
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (120 ml)
- 3/4 cup coconut milk (180 ml)
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup raspberries (75 grams)
Chocolate and coconut frosting:
- 1 cup coconut cream (240 ml)
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 13.5-ounces dark chocolate (100 grams)
Topping:
- dried rose petals
- fresh raspberries
- freeze dried raspberries
- raw cacao nibs
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate and coconut frosting first as it takes time to set. If you can, prepare the day before and leave in the fridge overnight.
- Chop the dark chocolate and put into a small bowl.
- In a pan mix the coconut cream with coconut flour and heat on a low fire until it comes to a boiling point.
- Pour the mixture over the chopped chocolate and stir until all melted.
- Add the maple syrup and leave to cool down a bit. Transfer to a fridge to set into a spreadable consistency. It will take at least 3 hours to set to spread over cupcakes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C), 350 °F fan (170°C fan)
- Line 12 hole cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
- In a bowl whisk together buckwheat flour, ground almonds, cacao powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a different bowl whisk together melted coconut oil, maple syrup, coconut milk, apple cider vinegar and vanilla. Add to the dry mix and stir together until well combined.
- Finally fold in raspberries.
- Spoon the mixture into your prepared cupcake cases and bake for about 25 min or until a cocktail stick comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven once ready and leave to cool for 15 min before moving onto a wire rack leaving to cool down completely.
- Frost with the chocolate and coconut frosting and sprinkle with your choice of toppings.
- Store in a fridge for 2-3 days.
- Enjoy!
Notes
You can replace coconut oil with olive oil, coconut milk with almond milk and use cocoa powder instead of raw cacao if you wish.
Don't use frozen raspberries in a batter on this occasion as it would make the batter very thick, because of the coconut oil (I've done that already, so you don't have to.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 390Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 150mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 4gSugar: 31gProtein: 5g
As one of the keen tasters I can testify to how utterly delicious these cupcakes are – beautiful, too! Well done Hana (& thanks!! :-))! I am really looking forward to following your fantastic blog and trying some of your yummy and super healthy recipes myself! Txx
Thank you Teresa for being my best fan!!! So looking forward for you trying some of my recipes! xx
Wow… these are gorgeous. What did you top the frosting with? Flowers?
Thank you! I’ve topped them with some dried rose petals:)
great recipe – love how fluffy they are :) next time i’ll try it with almond milk.
Thank you! I’m very pleased they turned out well :)
these look really good!!!! Do you think there is a sub for the buckwheat flour?. Not sure if I will find any- thanks!!!
Hi Joanna, yes, you can replace it with other gluten-free flour or spelt would also be great if you don’t need them to be gluten-free. You might have to reduce the milk slightly as buckwheat absorbs more liquid. I have a very similar recipe for Chocolate and Blackberry Vegan Cupcakes that are made with spelt flour under the cake recipes you might like to check out. x
I made these today–they are amazingly delicious!! Can’t wait to make more of your recipes. So glad I stumbled upon your site. Keep posting!
Hi Terri, I’m so happy to hear that! Another raspberry recipe coming soon! Welcome:)