Ultimate Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream

The best moist vegan vanilla cupcakes! Topped with homemade raspberry buttercream frosting that will have you licking the spoon! Love raspberries? Try these  raspberry favorites: Raspberry Shortbread Bars, Linzer Cookies, Chocolate Raspberry Cake.

Moist Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

There is something sweet and pure about vanilla cupcakes. When done right, there is no need for all the icing and fluff because it should simply taste amazing on its own. It’s only when the cupcakes are dry and/or tasteless that you need to add more and more icing or have a cold cup of milk (non-dairy of course) to go with it. Now, I am not in any way saying to skip the icing, I mean, we are topping these with homemade raspberry buttercream frosting. But what I am saying, is that you just want it to taste good on its own, and the icing is simply the bonus!

Low Sugar, Low Oil, Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes

Skinny Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes are delicious, and as always, they are free of dairy, eggs, peanuts. Like most of my recipes, they can also be gluten-free if you pick the right flour substitute (I happen to really like Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 best). Best of all, they are so lower in sugar and fat than most recipes, uses very little oil (I use coconut oil), and gives off the most wonderful vanilla scent which will have you coming back for more.

Simply put, they are perfect for birthday parties, baby showers, girls night in, holidays, or whenever the day calls for cupcakes.

Must Have Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Everyone needs to have a classic vanilla cupcake in their recipe book, but it really has to be a good recipe to make it worth while. I say that because Chocolate always seems to be the first choice when making a dessert, especially when it’s allergy-friendly. BUT… there is definitely something to be said about and amazing vegan vanilla cupcake.  

I have been making dairy and egg-free vanilla cupcakes since Xander was a baby (14yrs ago😢) and constantly tweak and adjust cake recipes.  This Vanilla Raspberry Cupcake recipe is the AMAZING!  It is light, delicate, moist, flavorful and when combined with raspberry buttercream, it’s a MUST MAKE, MUST HAVE dessert.

Ingredients for this Recipe

These vanilla cupcakes rely heavily on pantry staples, plus a few special ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need to make the cupcakes and raspberry buttercream frosting: 

• All-purpose flour: Measure your flour correctly with the spoon and level method. In other words, stir the flour around, spoon it into the measuring cup, then level the top off with the back of a knife. (1:1 Gluten free flour also works in place of AP flour)
• Baking powder, Baking soda & Cornstarch: Gives the cupcakes a little lift in the oven. 
• Salt: Balances the flavors out. 
• Neutral Oil: I recommend using melted, then cooled, coconut oil but I’ve also used vegetable oil in its place with great results.  
• Granulated sugar: Sweetens the cupcakes and gives it texture and stability. 
• Dairy-free Yogurt: Vanilla Soy, Coconut, Oat yogurts all work. Be sure to choose a brand that is on the thicker or you may need to reduce the liquids.
• Vanilla extract: Use pure vanilla extract for the best flavor. 
• Dairy free Milk: I recommend using Good Karma Flax Milk in this recipe. Oat milk or coconut milk should work as well, but avoid low fat. 
• Unsweetened applesauce: Takes the place of eggs and helps make them soft and light.

Raspberry Butter Cream Frosting

Homemade Raspberry Butter Cream might be the best frosting you will ever make (or at least a tie with Strawberry Lemonade Butter Cream).  It is sweet, smooth and such a pretty color.  Although you could do it all from scratch, I like to use organic raspberry jam, instead of making my own, then mix into a classic buttercream made with vegan butter, vegetable shortening and powdered sugar.  Most buttercream frosting are made with butter and powdered sugar, but I prefer the addition of shortening to add stability. At the very end, a handful of smashed berries are added for texture and adds so much flavor to your butter cream frosting.

Get Ready To Bake

I hope you love these soft and delicate vegan vanilla cupcakes as much as we do! 

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Happy Baking!

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Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes

Vegan Berry Triffle

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