Vickys Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, GF DF EF SF NF

Vickys Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, GF DF EF SF NF

Source : Preheat The Oven To Gas 6 / 200c / 400f And Line A 12 Hole Cupcake Tin With Paper Casesmix The Flour Xanthan Gum Cocoa Powder Sugar Baking Powder An...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 17, 2026

Step:

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6 / 200C / 400F and line a 12 hole cupcake tin with paper cases

  2. Mix the flour, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder and baking soda together well in a bowl

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  3. Add the coconut milk, sunflower spread, vinegar, vanilla and avocado and mix the batter smooth

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  4. Divide evenly between the paper cases

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  5. Bake for 18 - 24 minutes until well risen and cooked through. A toothpick test will show if they're done. Mine had an extra few minutes in the oven as I was on the phone and they cracked but nobody will notice under the buttercream!

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  6. Let cool on a wire rack then use a cake plunger or a spoon to hollow out the middles

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  7. Make the buttercream by creaming the Stork and icing sugar together until light then beating in the milk

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  8. Spoon cherry jam into the holes

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  9. Add the food dye to make the icing a nice shade of pink then spoon into a piping bag

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  10. Swirl on top of each cupcake

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  11. Decorate with a cherry - feel free to dip the cherries in some melted chocolate to make them a little bit more decadent

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  12. Yummy!

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Ingredients

  1. 200 g gluten-free / plain flour
  2. 30 g cocoa powder
  3. 1/4 tsp xanthan gum if using gluten-free flour
  4. 150 g granulated sugar
  5. 1 tbsp baking powder
  6. 180-200 ml light coconut milk
  7. 1/4 tsp baking soda / bicarb
  8. 1/2 a ripe avocado, mashed well
  9. 2 tsp cider vinegar
  10. 60 g sunflower spread / butter, melted
  11. as needed cherry jam
  12. 1 tsp vanilla extract
  13. 175 g icing sugar
  14. 70 g gold foil Stork block margarine
  15. 1 tbsp light coconut milk
  16. pink food dye
  17. 12 whole fresh cherries to garnish

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