Pink Beet Cupcakes

The frosting for the pink beet cupcakes is naturally colored with Beet Juice. The base is a vanilla muffin. Perfect for friends or colleagues.

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate cupcakes. They are perfect little gifts for colleagues, relatives, friends,… I wanted to make some pink cupcakes, so I used some beet juice in the frosting. They are little cute pink beet cupcakes. The basis is a simple vanilla muffin.

Pink Beet Cupcakes

Elephantastic Vegan

Recipe for Pink Beet Cupcakes. The base is a simple but wonderful fluffy Vanilla Muffin. The frosting for the Pink Beet Cupcakes is naturally colored with beet juice. Perfect for friends or colleagues.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Vegan

Servings 8 cupcakes

Calories 160 kcal

Ingredients

 

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Ingredients for the Vanilla Muffins

• ▢ 1 1/4 cup all-purpose-flour
• ▢ 1/3 cup white vegan sugar
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 pinch salt
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon canola oil
• ▢ 3/4 cup almond milk
• ▢ a few drops of vanilla extract

Ingredients for the beet frosting

• ▢ 1/2 cup whipped coconut cream
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon beet juice

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
• In a mixing bowl add all the dry ingredients given above and whisk.
• Mix in the wet ingredients and whisk until it's a nice smooth dough.
• Put muffin liners in a muffin tray and fill them with the dough about 3/4 full.
• Put them in the oven for about 20 minutes. (You can test the cupcakes with a small wooden stick to make sure the dough is done in the middle.)
• Let the Muffins cool down completely.
• Whip the coconut cream until stiff, mix in the beet juice. You can add more beet juice if you'd like a more intense color.
• You can put the frosting in the fridge for half an hour or so to harden a bit more.
• Fill the frosting in a piping bag and apply to muffins.

Nutrition

Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 70mgPotassium: 82mgSugar: 8gVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1.2mg

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