Vegan and Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes

Name: Vegan and Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes
Yield: makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix; 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup rice milk; 1 teaspoon cider vinegar; 1/2 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 1/4 cup rice milk; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 recipe Vanilla Frosting (recipe follows); 1 cup dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening; Pinch of salt; 3 cups confectioners’ sugar; 1/4 cup rice milk; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; (makes enough for 12 cupcakes or 2 8-inch cakes)

December 9, 2011

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Photo by Chelsea Kyle

The perfect birthday cupcake, these vanilla beauties can be decorated any way you like. Top them with confetti, decorating sugar, sugared violets, edible flowers . . . the possibilities are endless. My husband says they taste like a vegan Twinkie. I take that as a compliment.

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