Description
This easy to make delicious moist Gluten Free Chocolate Surprise Cupcake recipe is filled with candy sprinkles making it a fun birthday party treat, new years cupcake, or baby gender reveal cupcake.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Flour
- 2 cups White Cane Sugar
- 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 Cage Free Eggs
- 1/2 cup Cashew Milk ( Silk Unsweetened brand )
- 1/2 cup Grapeseed Oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Boiling Water
Frosting:
- 2 sticks Earth Balance Stick Butter (room temp ) DO NOT MELT
- 3 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- add 1 tsp at a time of unsweetened cashew milk if needed
Topping:
- Wilton Sprinkles ( I bought all of mine at JoAnns Fabrics )
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line your cupcake tin with cupcake liners and set aside.
- Boil your water, then set aside.
- In a medium bowl mix together you flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt… set aside.
- In a large bowl cream your eggs, sugar, apple cider vinegar, and vanilla for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
- Add your oil and milk, mix again for another minute.
- Carefully and gently blend your flour mixture into your wet mixture.
- Next add in your 1/2 cup of boiling water and gently blend again. * Wear your apron 😉
- Once completely blended together , use a large cookie scoop and scoop your batter into your lined cupcake tin, filling approximately 1/2 to 3/4 full.
- Bake for approximately 18 minutes. Oven temperatures may vary so make sure your checking them with a toothpick.
- Let cool when done baking.
- While the cupcakes are cooling start your frosting.
- In a large bowl cream together your butter and vanilla until fluffy, smooth, and creamy.
- Add in your powdered sugar 1 cup at a time , blending well.
- Once you’ve added all your powdered sugar, add 1 tsp at a time of cashew milk as needed depending on desired consistency… set aside.
- Using a medium sized piping tip press the piping tip down into the center of the cupcakes then remove. ( Do not press all the way through the cupcake ) Save the the little piece of cake that’s left inside the tip.
- Fill the cupcake hole with your sprinkles of choice and place the piece of cake over the top of the sprinkles, gently pressing down.
- Pipe your frosting onto your cupcakes and top with sprinkles.
- Enjoy 🙂
- Prep Time: approximately 15 minutes
- Cook Time: approximately 18 minutes
- Category: desssert