Is it just me or is February already rolling by? This week is already the week of Valentine’s Day, and the boys and I have been having fun putting together my kindergarteners Valetines, and making a few valentines treats! It was really rainy this weekend, so it was the perfect weekend to stay in and bake. The boys wanted me to get creative and make cake pops – but my baking skills are not to that level. So, we whipped up a batch of Dairy Free Vanilla Cupcakes instead! I’m not dairy free all of the time, but I’ve been known to make a few dairy free recipes here or there. My hubby is sensitive to dairy, so he appreciates it! Plus, I had unsweetened almond milk on hand, which was perfect for them.
These cupcakes are your basic vanilla cupcake, but I used So Delicious Organic Almondmilk with Cashews, that I picked up at Walmart and palm shortening in place of the butter.
The best part about So Delicious Organic Almondmilk with Cashews is it only has 7 ingredients (or fewer – mine had 6), and each flavor is 50 calories or less per serving. Plus, the bottles are made from 80% plant material and are recyclable. So the cupcakes stay simple and they are just as sweet and yummy and not by any means, less of a treat!
Dairy Free Vanilla Cupcake
Makes 12 Cupcakes
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup palm shortening
- 3/4 cup of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup So Delicious Almondmilk with Cashews
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
I made a video to show the steps, but personally I prefer to read directions when I’m following a recipe! So here ya go!
- Preheat oven to 375f
- Mix 1/2 cup softened palm shortening with 3/4 cup of sugar
- Add one egg and mix
- Add the other egg and teaspoon of vanilla and mix well
- Set aside
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. Make sure your baking powder isn’t expired, I recently learned if it’s expired it wont rise properly.
- Add 1/2 of the wet mixture to the dry mixture, mix.
- Add the other 1/2 of the wet mixture and 1 cup of So Delicious Almondmilk, mix until smooth.
- Spray both sides of your cupcakes liners with coconut oil and fill evenly. I originally made 24 cupcakes with this recipe, but they didn’t rise like I wanted them to, so I would cut it down to 12.
- Bake for 18 mins at 375f
Dairy Free Vanilla Icing
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/4 cup So Delicious Almondmilk (approximate, add this slowly to get the right consistency)
- 1 cup softened palm shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix the confectioners sugar with the palm shortening. Palm shortening is not as creamy as butter, so it’s a little difficult to cream with the sugar. I melted mine a bit to get it to mix.
- Add vanilla extract and slowly add Almond Milk until you get the consistency you want. I like mine thick, so I added about 1/4 cup of almond milk.
- Once your cupcakes are cool, ice and sprinkle away!
This basic recipe can be used year round, but the cute hearts gave it that fun Valentines vibe we were going for. These liners also had cute saying on the bottom like “Bae” and “BFF”. Too fun!
Are you a fan of dairy free recipes?
-Brooke
These look adorable, I can’t believe you made them! I love almond milk, it’s such a great alternative. So glad you had a fun weekend in with your boys!
Xoxo,
Whitney & Blaire
Peaches In A Pod
These look delicious and your video is so cute.
xo
Pinksole
Not only do those look delicious but the presentation is spot on girl!! xo, Biana –BlovedBoston
These look so delicious and I love that you used almond milk!! That’s pretty much all I have on hand in regard to a milk product. YUM!
Katherine | http://www.onewainkycouple.com
I have been almost 100% dairy-free for the last 2 months so I really want to try out this recipe! They turned out ADORABLE!
Rosy Outlook
Cutest little cupcakes ever and GREAT photography girlie!!
These turned out fabulous Brooke!! We tried dairy free for a couple of weeks for my hubby’s EOE, but it wasn’t the trigger….But I still love the almond milk most days!!
XOXO
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
I love almond milk too! I use it often in recipes, not particularly because I have an issue with diary, but I do love that the almond milk has less calories compared to milk!
Thank you so much Andrea! I tried really hard on these cupcakes haha!
I hope you love them if you try them! I used to make more dairy free recipes in the past, this made me want to get back to it!
Almond milk is my jam! 😀
Thanks girl!! That means a lot because I tried hard! 😀
Thanks so much Rachelle!
Thanks Whitney! These are probably the first batch of cupcakes I got the icing right on!
These cupcakes are just perfect for Valentines Day dessert! Thank you for giving me the inspo!
http://www.thecluelessmama.com
Those sprinkles are so cute and I love the backsplash in your kitchen! Those cupcakes wouldn’t last long here!
Carrie
curlycraftymom.com
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you Carrie!
I swear it was New Year’s eve like a day back, the time seriously flew by and I have no clue where!! How cute are these cupcakes?!! Can’t take my eyes off them! 🙂
Hope you’re having a lovely Valentine’s week <3
xx
Ankita
http://realgirltalks.com/
Those look delicious and I bet the kids will love the addition of the sweet hearts on top! I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day
Carly at A Modern Mom Blog
Wow!!! I didn’t know dairy free could be so delicious!!!! – http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Those look darling and tasty. We use almond milk but I haven’t tried that brand. I’ll have to look for it next time we need some. Valentine’s Day with littles is so fun! OH, I did on of the yoga workouts today. Good thing no one was watching because I”m sure I looked like a hot mess…lol
These look really good and it is always nice to find a dairy free option!
Amy Ann
Straight A Style
Yum!!! these look and sound delicious!
xx, Elise
http://www.sparkleandslippers.blogspot.com
They look too cute to even eat!
xx- Nina
http://www.ninalnguyen.com/2018/02/my-first-new-york-fashion-week-recap.html
These look so good! I stayed in and baked this weekend as well. But I am terrible with icing. Yours look SO much better than mine.
Nikki
thefashionablewife.com
These sound absolutely fabulous! I try to stay dairy free so I’ll have to try this out ASAP!
I totally can’t believe we are halfway in February either! Yikes! These cupcakes looks so good! Love the little colorful hearts on the top!
Maureen | http://www.littlemisscasual.com
Omg these are almost to cute to eat!! Almost!!
xx
Mónica Sors
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