Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Frosting (Grain-Free, Nut-Free)
You can double this recipe to make a 2-layer chocolate cake. I made this for my daughter’s 13th birthday party and the kids loved it (and they had no idea it was grain-free)!
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 30
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 12-14 cupcakes
- Category: Dessert
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
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For the Chocolate Cake:
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life), melted
- 6 tablespoons butter (or 5 tablespoons coconut oil for dairy-free), melted
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 8 eggs
- 1/2 cup plain whole yogurt (use coconut milk yogurt for dairy-free)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup palm shortening
- 1/2 cup raw honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot flour
- 2 tablespoons coconut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon unflavored, grass-fed gelatin
- 1/4 cup pureed strawberries (about 3 large strawberries)
- 12 whole strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and adjust the rack to the middle position. Place muffin liners in a muffin pan. Place the coconut flour, sea salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl and whisk until incorporated. In another large mixing bowl, whisk the melted chocolate, butter, maple syrup, eggs, yogurt and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Let the batter sit for 10 minutes. Divide the batter evenly amount the muffin tin and fill each muffin cup 3/4 full. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until cake tester inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Whisk together all of the frosting ingredients for about 2 minutes with a mixer until soft peaks form. Place the frosting in the refrigerator for 30 minutes (this helps the gelatin set a bit more and give the frosting more structure).
- To frost: Spoon a few tablespoons of frosting on a cupcake (I like to use a cookie scoop so that I have an even amount of frosting on each cupcake) and then even out with an off-set spatula. Top with a whole strawberry. If you need to make these ahead of time, it’s best if they are stored in the fridge and then set out for 20 minutes before serving.
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