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Super Moist Vegan Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon Cupcakes

Jillian Glenn
These 30-minute moist, soft, and fluffy lemon cupcakes are perfectly sweet on their own. Top them with vegan cream cheese frosting and serve to the ones you love. Everyone will love them and no one will believe they're vegan (and gluten free optional)! And, you'll love how simple and easy they are to make.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 227 kcal

Ingredients
  

Lemon Cupcakes Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsweetened oat or almond milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • ¼ cup melted vegan butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract - optional
  • 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour or gluten free all purpose flour If gluten-free, I recommend King Arthur Measure for Measure gluten-free flour. Please don't substitute any other flour such as almond flour, baking flour, etc.

Vegan Cream Cheese Icing

  • 4 oz vegan cream cheese
  • 4 tablespoon softened vegan butter
  • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

Lemon Cupcakes Recipe Steps

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Mix almond or oat milk, sugar, lemon juice, melted butter, and vanilla. Then, add baking soda and baking powder. Option to add lemon extract for a bolder lemon flavor. Quickly add the flour and mix until combined. Don't over mix!
  • Pour the batter into 16 lined muffin molds. Spray a little nonstick spray onto the liners to keep the cupcakes from sticking. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the tops are golden.
  • While the cupcakes are baking, use an electric hand mixer to mix the vegan cream cheese icing. Add more powdered sugar to the frosting to reach desired thickness. Allow the cupcakes to cool and spoon the icing overtop.

Notes

Store your leftover cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days!

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 227kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 202mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 135IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1mg
Keyword gluten-free lemon cupcakes, vegan lemon cupcakes
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