Vegan Coconutterly Caramel'd Cupcakes
INGREDIENTS
Cookie Layer:
- 3 digestive biscuits
- 3 rich tea biscuits
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
Cupcake:
- 1-1/2 cups Plain Flour
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tub Ben & Jerry’s Non-Dairy Coconutterly Caramel'd
Ocing:
- 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) vegan buttery sticks, room temperature
- 1/2 cup coconut cream, chilled for at least 4 hours (This is an unsweetened, dairy-free coconut product usually found in cans in the international aisle of most grocery stores)
- 3 cups icing sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup toasted coconut, optional
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Preheat oven to 180°C. Distribute cupcake papers in a muffin tin and spray each one lightly with cooking spray. Put biscuits in a food processor and pulse until crushed. Add the coconut oil and pulse until combined.
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Spoon a tablespoon (or so) into the bottom of each cupcake paper.
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Tamp the biscuit layers down firmly, then set aside while you make the cupcake batter.
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To make the cupcake batter, combine the dry ingredients and stir to mix.
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Add the melted Ben & Jerry’s Non-Dairy and coconut oil, stir until incorporated.
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Scoop ¼ cup (or so) of the batter into each cupcake paper, covering the biscuit cookie layer. Bake the cupcakes for 20-22 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool
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To prepare the Icing, mix the vegan buttery sticks and the chilled coconut cream with a mixer until combined and lighter in consistency.
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Add the icing sugar and mix until fluffy.
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Spread or pipe the Icing onto each cupcake. Top with toasted coconut if desired.
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Enjoy!