is it is a muffin or is it a cupcake? this hybrid treat has the whole wheat texture of a morning muffin with sweet cupcake icing to top it off. this came about when i was making treats for work and realized some folks may not share my love of under-sweetened treats. so i piped vanilla-cinnamon florets on my apple butter muffins and - voil
à - miss v muffin cakes!
- 1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup turbinado sugar + 2 tablespoons
- 1 cup apple butter (recipe here)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup soy margarine (smart balance light)
- 1/4 cup flax seed oil
- 1/4 cup water
in two bowls, separately mix up all wet and all dry ingredients. make a well in dry ingredients, and fold in the mixed wet ingredients. mix thoroughly by hand for about 1 minute, until all the dry clumps have been broken down. lightly coat muffin pan with non-stick spray, and fill each cup about 2/3 full. bake at 350
°f for approximately 20 minutes. stick a toothpick or knife in the middle and make sure it comes out clean.
you can use any frosting you would like... i used the standard butter cream frosting recipe in
vegan cupcakes take over the world, and added about 1/8 cup cinnamon and 1-2 teaspoons vanilla powder.
chef's note: these will not rise a lot, so if you want larger muffin cakes, you'll have to fill the tin fuller. :)
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