Ingredients
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- 220 g caster sugar
- 125 g vegan butter (cubed at room temp)
- 1 tbs vanilla bean paste
- pink food colouring
- 225 g low protein self-raising flour
- pinch salt
- 310 ml soy milk (at room temp)
- 1 tbs vinegar
- 1 tbs rosewater essense
- 60 ml lemon juice
- pink food colouring
- TOPPINGS
- 1 large granny smith apple (peeled and thinly sliced)
- 60 g caster sugar
- 60 ml water
- 2 tbs vegan butter
- 1 tbs lemon essence
- 1/2 tbs vanilla bean paste
- pink food colouring
- BUTTER CREAM
- See Buttercream Recipe
Instructions
- Pre-heat conventional over at 170C/338F and grease a standard cupcake or small muffin tin
- In a small saucepan, melt butter, add sugar + water + vanilla + lemon + pink food colouring + apple and bring to a simmer, add more water if needed as you want to keep them wet but not drowning
- Cook apples until soft but still holding shape, then strain apple
- Once drained apples have cooled, arrange a very thin layer of apple on the bottom of each cupcake hole and set aside
- With an electric mixer with a paddle attachment or hand mixer, beat butter on low-medium until creamy, then slowly add sugar + vanilla
- In another bowl sieve all dry ingredients together and mix well
- In another bowl add vinegar to milk, stir until thickens, then add rosewater + lemon juice + pink food colouring and mix
- With the mixer on lowest speed slowly add 1/3 flour, then 1/3 milk to buttered sugar and repeat the process over until you have just combined all ingredients, don’t over mix
- Bake to 170C/338F for 20-25 mins or until skewer comes out clean when poked in the centre of a cupcake
- Let cool then tip upside down and pipe butter cream (see recipe) over the apple topping
- Make toffee (see here) and pour in silicone heart shape mould, once hearts are set place onto the top of the butter cream
Notes
Go here for my buttercream recipe
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Cupcakes, High Tea, Mini Cake
- Cuisine: Snack
Keywords: apple, dairy free, egg free, vegan, vegan baking
