These vegan vanilla cupcakes are dressed up with chocolate, nuts, bananas, and cherries for a delicious banana split experience.
Author: Christina Perez
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
1 cup vanilla dairy-free almond milk beverage
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
¾ cup sugar
⅓ cup canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond or caramel extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
Frosting:
½ cup non-hydrogenated dairy-free shortening
½ cup non-hydrogenated dairy-free margarine or buttery sticks
3½ cups powdered sugar, sifted if clumpy
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ cup dairy-free vanilla coconut creamer
Toppings
½ cup melted dairy-free semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
¼ to ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, almonds, your choice!)
1 large banana, sliced
12 maraschino cherries
Instructions
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 12 muffin tins with cupcake liners.
Whisk the almond milk and vinegar in a measuring cup and set aside for a few minutes to get good and curdled.
Beat together the almond milk mixture, sugar, oil, vanilla, and other extract, in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and mix until no large lumps remain.
Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds of the way and bake for 20 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely before frosting.
Frosting:
Beat the shortening and margarine together until well combined and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat for about 3 more minutes.
Add the vanilla and the creamer and beat for another 5 to 7 minutes until fluffy. I then added India Tree Natural Decorating Colors to give my cupcakes some color, but you don’t have to do this.
To frost your cupcakes, use a pastry bag or spatula.
Drizzle the frosting with melted chocolate, sprinkle on the chopped nuts, top with sliced bananas, and finish each cupcake with a cherry on top!
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/vegan-banana-split-cupcakes