The very best strawberry cupcakes, made with real strawberries, and no dairy or eggs.
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Yield
2 dozen cupcakes
Prep
10 minutes
Cook
30 minutes
Total
60 minutes
Additional Time
20 minutes
Ingredients
For The Cupcakes
8 cups chopped strawberries fresh or thawed
4 cups flour
2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup coconut oil
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
8 Tbsp aquafaba
6–8 drops pink vegan food coloring (optional)
For The Frosting
8 Tbsp strawberry purée
6 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 Tbsp vegan buttery spread
2 Tbsp non dairy milk I used almond milk
Base draft — original amounts
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4 cups chopped strawberries fresh or thawed
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
⅓ cup coconut oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
4 Tbsp aquafaba
3-4 drops pink vegan food coloring (optional)
4 Tbsp strawberry purée
3 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup coconut oil
1 Tbsp vegan buttery spread
1 Tbsp non dairy milk I used almond milk
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Put the strawberries in a blender and blend until you get a smooth purée.
Mix dry ingredients for the cupcakes: 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt.
Mix wet ingredients: 1 cup of the strawberry purée, 1/3 cup coconut oil, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar, and one aquafaba egg. Combine them with the dry ingredients and stir until fully blended. Batter will be thick.
Scoop batter into cupcake molds and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.