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Eggless Strawberry Cupcakes

VegCookBook by Praveena
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine English
Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

1 cup=250ml ; ¾ cup=180ml ; ½ cup=125ml ;1 tbsp=14ml ; 1 tsp=4ml

  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Wheat Flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 cup Oil
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1 tablespoon White Vinegar (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon Strawberry Essence
  • 1 teaspoon Pink Food Colour
  • 1 cup Diced Strawberries
  • 3/4 cup Sugar

For Topping

  • 1 cup Strawberries
  • 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Firstly, line up the muffin trays or cup cake trays with suitable liners of your choice
  • Switch on the oven and preheat at 180°C or 350º F.
  • In a food processor or blender, make a puree of diced strawberries, milk, oil, essence , sugar , food colour and vinegar.
  • Transfer this puree into a large bowl.
  • Into the same bowl sieve in the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  •  Using a spatula gently cut and fold everything , till the wet and dry ingredients combine perfectly.
  • Using an ice-cream scooper,pour in this batter into the cup cake moulds up to ¾ level of each hole.
  • Put the trays into the pre-heated oven
  • Bake them for 15-20 mins or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
  • Take the trays out and put them on the cooling rack.
  • Once they are cooled completely, only then remove the cupcakes from the trays.

Topping

  • Take strawberries and powdered sugar into a bowl
  • Mash them using a potato masher, so that both are blended
  • Let it sit for 5-10 minutes.
  • You can top each cupcake with a teaspoonful of this strawberry topping just before serving