Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes (grain-free)
I was looking for a good moist chocolate cake recipe for my daughter’s 4th birthday party, but this year I wanted to try some of the grain-free recipes I’ve come across. I tried a black bean brownie recipe that was super rich and delicious, and I also tried an almond flour based recipe that was excellent. I took both of these for my coworkers to sample and got rave reviews for both! I couldn’t decide on just one – so I thought I would try combining the 2 recipes to see if it came out even better. I think it did!!!
I made my first buttercream icing for these cupcakes, and found naturally coloured sprinkles and Sunspire SundropsΒ to decorate. We had a Lalaloopsy theme, so I used the Sundrops (M&Ms to my daughter) to make buttonholes.
I think they turned out pretty cute! The cupcake recipe is below, and the buttercream icing recipe is below that – I based it on several different ones I’ve seen online, but wanted to use less sugar – still a hit with my daughter and the rest of the party people!
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CUPCAKE RECIPE (grain-free)
1 1/4 cup almond flour
2 tbsp coconut flour
1 can black beans
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk (coconut or whole milk)
2/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup applesauce
2 eggs
1/4 cup coconut oil, butter, or ghee
1/2 cup chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life mini chips)
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Grease cupcake tins with coconut oil, butter, or ghee, or fill with cupcake liners.
- Mix the wet ingredients together with a mixer or food processor.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix again.
- Pour into cupcake tins, filling almost to the top (the dough will rise only a tiny bit while baking).
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove and let cool – then enjoy!
EASY BUTTERCREAM ICING
- 1 1/2 cup organic butter (I used unsalted organic butter from Superstore)
- 1 1/4 cup organic icing sugar
- 4 tbsp milk (I used organic 2% milk)
- 1 tsp vanilla (I used Simply Organic vanilla extract)
- Mix butter and sugar together in a food processor (or with a mixer) until smooth.
- Slowly add in 4 tbsp milk while continuing to mix.
- Lastly add in the vanilla. Icing should have a whipped butter consistency.
- Use on your cupcakes!
I have also now tried this recipe in cake form as well – which turned out delicious too!
What’s your favourite cupcake recipe?
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Very interesting recipes! Who’d think – black beans would work in cupcakes?Actually I would – I made a “Mexican bean cake” once long ago, I’ve since lost the recipe, and no-one I’ve mentioned it to believes me how good it was. Why not get some nutritious bean protein with your cake? π
Yes, people are usually very surprised when they find out it’s a bean base! It’s fabulous! π
Looking up “mexican bean cake” online, I see all the references are for savory patties. So I may be remembering the “mexican” part wrong. It was a sweet cake, anyway!
If you look up “black bean cake” I’m sure you’ll find lots of recipes! There are black bean cookie recipes too.