Grain-Free Hostess Cupcake Copycat
We are serving up a healthy dose of nostalgia with these Grain-Free Hostess Cupcake Copycats! This egg-free recipe makes a fluffy chocolate cupcake filled with creamy vanilla frosting, topped with rich chocolate ganache crowned with curlicues of frosting on top. Guaranteed to jazz up a boxed lunch or make for the perfect after school snack.
Ingredients
Cupcake
- 340 gram340 gram340 gram Cassava Flour, (2 1/2 cups)
- 2 cups2 cups2 cups Maple Sugar, (or coconut sugar)
- 1 tsp1 tsp1 tsp Salt
- 2 tsp2 tsp2 tsp Baking Soda
- 3/4 cup3/4 cup3/4 cup Cocoa Powder, (or carob powder for AIP)
- 3/4 cup3/4 cup3/4 cup Avocado Oil
- 2 Tbsp2 Tbsp2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tsp2 tsp2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups2 cups2 cups Water, cold (plus 5-6 Tbsp more if subbing coconut sugar)
Ganache
- 1/4 cup1/4 cup1/4 cup Milk, (or any non-dairy milk)
- 3 oz3 oz3 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Baking Bar, chopped (or carob chips for AIP)
Vanilla Frosting
- Vanilla Frosting (Simple Mills), (feel free to use your favorite vanilla frosting recipe)
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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results
Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare muffin pans with liners.
- Combine Otto’s Naturals – Cassava Flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa together into a large bowl. Mix.
- Make three wells. Pour avocado oil into one well, apple cider vinegar into the second, and vanilla extract into the third well.
- Pour cold water over all and stir well with a fork.
- Pour into lined muffin tins.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool.
- Once cupcakes are completely cool cut a hole the size of a quarter in the middle using a knife. Remove the cake, squirt in frosting, and smoosh the removed cake over the frosting. Feel free to use half of the removed cake if it doesn't fit.
- Place stuffed cupcakes in the freezer for 5 minutes.
Ganache Instructions
- Place milk and chocolate on a stovetop over medium heat.
- Stir continuously until creamy.
- Using a spoon over the top of each cupcake with a ganache.
- Let sit till ganache has hardened a bit, about 5 minutes.
- If you don’t have a pastry bag add your choice of vanilla frosting into a zip lock bag. Cut a tiny hole in one corner. Pipe frosting on top of the cupcake.
- Enjoy.
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Baked Goods Cupcakes & Muffins Egg Free Gluten Free Grain Free Nightshade Free Nut Free Pescetarian Shellfish Free Sugar Alcohol Free VegetarianThis is our estimate based on online research. | |
Calories: | 281 |
Fat: | 15 g |
Carbohydrates: | 39 g |
Protein: | 1 g |
Cholesterol: | 1 g |
Sodium: | 386 mg |
Fiber: | 2 g |
Sugars: | 1 g |
Sugar Alcohol: | 0 g |
Calculated per serving. |
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