Carrot cake cupcakes

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INGREDIENTS (makes 14):

  • 160G Wholegrain Buckwheat flour

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 2 tbsp flax seed + 6 tbsp water

  • 1 tsp cinnamon

  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

  • 1/2 cup olive oil

  • 120G Brown sugar

  • 1/2 cup soy milk

  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar

  • 2/3 cup carrot, grated

Frosting:

  • 1 tbsp lemon extract

  • 113G powdered sugar, sifted

  • 1 tbsp vegan butter, softed

  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar

  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Pré heat the oven on 160 ° C / 320 ° F

  • In a blender, blend flax seeds with water and put it aside

  • In a bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together (Wholegrain buckwheat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar)

  • In an other bowl, whisk all the wet ingredients together (carrot, flax egg, oil, milk, vanilla sugar)

  • Whisk both bowls together (wet and dry ingredients). Add in some more milk if the batter is too dry. Just enough for the batter to be wet enough.

  • Place paper cups in a cupcake tin and evenly divide the batter between the paper cups.

  • Place into the oven and bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean after inserting into the center

  • Leave them to cool on a cooling track

  • In the meantime, prepare the frosting.

  • In a bowl, add all of the ingredients and with a manual blender, mix on low speed until it from a nice frosting-like consistency

  • Add frosting on top of the cupcakes

  • Enjoy!

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Coconut snowballs

 
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INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 cups shredded coconut (no coconut flakes)

  • 3 tbsp maple syrup

  • 1 tbsp cornstarch

  • 1 tbsp coconut oil

  • Pinch of pink Himalayan salt

  • Few drops vanilla extract

  • 1 flax egg (1tbsp flax meal + 2 tbsp water)

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Preheat oven to 190C

  • Mix flax meal with water and let it sit (approx. 5 minutes) until it forms a thick texture

  • Add shredded coconut to a blender and blend until it starts to stick together

  • Add in maple syrup, coconut oil, salt, vanilla and flax egg and continue blending for a few more seconds until everything is well mixed

  • Add in corn starch and pulse a couple of times

  • With an ice cream scooper, scoop out the balls and transfer it gently onto your baking sheet lined with parchment paper

  • Bake for approx. 10 minutes or until they start to look golden brown

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