Orange Sunshine Vegan Cupcake Recipe

Orange Sunshine Cupcake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup cake flour
1 cup vegan sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup vegan margarine (80% fat is best), softened
1/4 cup peach or apricot vegan yogurt
1/3 cup applesauce
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon orange zest
2 teaspoons baking powder

Cream Filling Ingredients

3/4 cup vegan powdered sugar
1 cup vegan margarine (80% fat is best), softened
1/4 cup vegan cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Line cupcake tins with paper cupcake liners.
Gather all ingredients and supplies.
In large mixing bowl, sift dry ingredients.
In small mixing bowl, mix wet ingredients.
Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients bowl and mix until all dry ingredients are wet and there are no lumps.
Fill cupcake liners 1/2 to 2/3 full.
Bake 15-20+ minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Once cool, mix cream filling ingredients in the cut-out hole in each cupcake and pipe in cream filling.
Frost over the top.
Orange!