Vegan Frosted Red Velvet Cupcakes - Made in the Thermomix)
- 120 g sugar
- 500 g water
- 150 g beets, peeled and cut into chunks
- 110 g vegan butter
- 150 g maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 210 g flour
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 12 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons vegan egg replacer powder
- 100 g soymilk
- 12 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 -5 teaspoons water
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- candy sprinkles
- Place the sugar in the TM bowl.
- Mix 10 seconds/speed 9 to make powdered icing sugar.
- Tip out and set aside - this is for the frosting.
- Pour the water in the TM bowl.
- Place the beets in the steamer basket in the TM bowl.
- Steam 45 minutes/Viloma temperature/speed 1 - or until fork tender.
- While the beets are cooking, preheat the oven to 180C, or 350F Prepare a cupcake pan by greasing or lining with cups.
- When the beets are done, place them (still hot) in the TM bowl.
- Add the vegan butter, the syrup and the extracts.
- Mix 15 seconds/speed 6.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and egg replacer.
- Mix 20 seconds/speed 4 scraping down as necessary.
- Add the soy milk.
- Mix 10 seconds/speed 4.
- Fill the prepared cups with the batter.
- Bake at 180C or 350F for 16-18 minutes.
- After the cupcakes have cooled completely, combine the reserved icing sugar with the almond extract the 2-5 teaspoons of water, and the cocoa powder - just until it has a spreadable consistency.
- Basically the frosting is the glue to stick the sprinkles to the cupcakes.
- Dab a little frosting on the top of each cupcake.
- Cover the frosting with sprinkles.
- Eat!
sugar, beets, butter, maple syrup, vanilla, almond, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, egg, soymilk, almond, water, cocoa powder, sprinkles
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegan-frosted-red-velvet-cupcakes-made-in-the-thermomix-497208 (may not work)