Orange Creme Cupcakes Recipe - Vegan and Gluten-Free and Vegan Orange Creme Frosting RecipeRecipe preview on Faxo
Recipe

Description
Bake these sunny, refreshing, sweet little gems for your next get-together, picnic or party. These vegan and gluten-free cupcakes will make your next gathering a hit.
Ingredients
- Cake:
- 3/4 cu. sorghum flour (or brown rice flour if you must)
- 3/4 cu. potato starch (not potato flour!)
- 3/4 cu. organic cane sugar
- 1/4 tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. xanthan gum
- 2 tsp. fresh orange zest
- 2 tbl. light olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 tbl. raw organic agave or honey
- 1 cu. fresh squeezed orange juice at room temperature (fresh juice gives the batter a fresh, bright taste)
- 1 tbl. Ener-G Egg Replacer whisked with 1/4 cu. warm water
- 2 tsp. bourbon vanilla
- Icing:
- 2 cu. organic powdered sugar
- 1/4 cu. Spectrum Organic Shortening (or organic semi-solid coconut oil)
- 1 tsp. bourbon vanilla
- 2-3 tbl.fresh orange juice- as needed (start with less)
Steps
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a 12-cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients- flours through xanthan gum. Add in the orange zest, oil, agave, orange juice, Egg Replacer and vanilla.
- Cake:
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