Vegan Creme Brulee Buttermilk Cupcakes

Name: Vegan Creme Brulee Buttermilk Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps applesauce; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 3 Tbsps organic brown sugar; 59 milliliters organic cane sugar; 355 milliliters organic cane sugar; 383 grams coconut milk; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 946 milliliters powdered sugar; 118 milliliters raw sugar, for bruleeing; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters soy milk; 170 grams soy milk; 4 Tbsps tapioca starch; 532 milliliters organic, unbleached white flour; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps vanilla extract; 79 milliliters vegan margarine; 170 grams vegan margarine; 158 milliliters organic vegetable shortening

Vegan Creme Brulee Buttermilk Cupcakes is a vegan dessert. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 540 calories, 3g of protein, and 25g of fat. A mixture of lemon juice, salt, soy milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line standard-size cupcake pans with 16 cupcake liners.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Oven

In a small bowl, whisk together the soy milk and lemon juice; set aside until the mixture is curdled. In a medium bowl, melt the margarine in the microwave. Once melted, add in the cane sugar, applesauce, vanilla extract and the soy milk mixture. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the wet mixture and whisk together until everything is evenly incorporated with few lumps remaining.

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Vanilla Extract

Baking Powder

Lemon Juice

Applesauce

Granulated Sugar

Margarine

Soymilk

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Microwave

Whisk

Bowl

Fill the liners three-quarters full and bake until golden and a toothpick comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.

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Toothpicks

Oven

To assemble: Using a large round frosting tip, pipe a generous amount of Creme Brulee Frosting onto each cupcake. Refrigerate the cupcakes until the frosting is pretty stiff, about 5 minutes.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Place the raw sugar in a small bowl and dip the tops of the cupcakes in the sugar. Using a small kitchen blowtorch, torch the tops of the cupcakes (the raw sugar part only) until the sugar turns a dark caramel color.

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Caramel Color

Raw Sugar

Cupcakes

Sugar

Dip

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Blow Torch

Bowl

Combine 1/4 cup of the coconut milk with the soy milk, cane sugar, tapioca starch and salt.

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Tapioca Starch

Coconut Milk

Granulated Sugar

Soymilk

Salt

Whisk well to combine.

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Whisk

Combine the remaining coconut milk with the brown sugar and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring often.

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Coconut Milk

Brown Sugar

Vanilla

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Sauce Pan

Add the coconut milk/tapioca starch mixture to the pan.

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Tapioca Starch

Coconut Milk

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Frying Pan

Heat over medium heat, whisking continuously until thickened.

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Whisk

Transfer the mixture to a glass bowl and set in the refrigerator to cool completely.

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Bowl

In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the vegetable shortening and margarine until light and fluffy.

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Vegetable Shortening

Margarine

Cream

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add in the powdered sugar and continue to mix until it is fluffy.

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Powdered Sugar

Remove the creme brulee mixture from the fridge and add to the buttercream. Whip this mixture on high until all ingredients are fully incorporated and very fluffy.