Orange Spiced Cupcakes

Name: Orange Spiced Cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2.5 cups almond flour; 1/2 cup coconut flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp ground black pepper; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (fresh ground is best); 2 tbs ground flax seed; 1 tbs orange zest; 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice; 1/2 cup almond milk; 1/4 cup non dairy butter; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 1 tbs vanilla extract; 1tsp almond extract; 1.5 cups non-dairy yogurt (thicker the better); 1/2 tsp almond extract; 2-3 drops orange blossom water; 1 thinly sliced orange (optional for garnish); nasturtium flowers (optional for garnish); 1/4 cup almond slivers (optional for garnish); Dusting of cinnamon (optional for garnish); Dark chocolate drizzle (optional for garnish)

9 steps

Gluten free, sugar free, and vegan. The mix of different flours helps with the substance of the cake.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:44:54 GMT

Ingredients

12 servings

2 ½ cupsalmond flour

½ cupcoconut flour

1 tspsalt

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspbaking soda

¼ tspground black pepper

1 tspground cinnamon

½ tspground ginger

½ tspground nutmeg

fresh ground is best

2 TbsGround flax seed

1 Tbsorange zest

1 cuporange juice

fresh squeezed

½ cupalmond milk

¼ cupnon dairy butter

¼ cupmaple syrup

1 Tbsvanilla extract

1 tspalmond extract

Frosting

1 ½ cupsnon-dairy yogurt

thicker the better

½ tspalmond extract

2 dropsorange blossom water

1orange

thinly sliced, optional for garnish

nasturtium flowers

optional for garnish

¼ cupalmond slivers

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a muffin tin with coconut oil or non dairy butter.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a small bowl, whisk together ground flaxseed and 1/3 cup of water. Set aside for at least 5 minutes.

Step 3

In a large bowl, whisk together almond flour, tapioca flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger until thoroughly combined.

Step 4

Mix all dry ingredients on a medium bowl. Mix all wet ingredients gently in a large bowl.

Step 5

Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared muffin pan and smooth tops to create an even surface.

Step 6

Bake cake until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean, and cake springs back when gently pressed, about 30-40 minutes.

Step 7

Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes in pan before removing. Then allow to cool to room temperate on a wire rack.

Step 8

While cake is cooling, prepare frosting. In a medium bowl, stir together yogurt, almond extract, and orange blossom water.

Step 9

Move cake to a serving platter. Spread frosting evenly over top of cake and decorate with garnishes. Serve immediately.