The 10th Annual
Classroom Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
November 25, 2019
A decade of teaching, a decade of turning the classroom pumpkin into cupcakes. These are my all-time favorite cupcakes to make. Maybe because my students are always skeptical about how the pumpkin on my desk can become a delicious cupcake. Maybe because most have learned of my being vegan by this point in the school year, raising more skepticism on the possibility of their deliciousness. Ah, but how many colleagues and children have changed their tune on how yummy a vegan cupcake can be, I may never know. I give credit to VCTOTW, the creators of this perfect recipe, reprinted here for ease and convenience.
CUPCAKES!
Wet:
3 cups of that pumpkin purée
1 cup of canola oil
3 cups of granulated sugar
3/4 cup soy milk
3 tsp vanilla extract
Dry:
3 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 and 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 and 1/2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
1 and 1/4 cups chocolate
1.) Preheat oven to 350 and prepare 3 cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
2.) In large bowl, stir pumpkin, oil, sugar, soy milk and vanilla.
3.) Combine all dry ingredients, excluding chocolate chips, into a large bowl and stir to combine.
4.) Sift dry into wet, stirring with a fork by hand. Don’t overmix.
5.) Once all dry is incorporated, fold in chocolate chips.
6.) Fill liners with batter 2/3 full.
7.) Bake for 22-24 minutes.
8.) Transfer to wire rack to cool.
FROSTING!
1 cup of vegan cream cheese (an 8 oz. container)
1/2 cup non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening
1 and 1/2 cups Earth Balance vegan butter
6-7 cups powdered sugar
4 tsp vanilla
1.) With handheld mixer, beat cream cheese, shortening and Earth Balance until smooth and incorporated.
2.) Lower the speed and add half the powdered sugar. Turn up blender once it’s incorporated and beat until smooth. Then add the remaining sugar and, once again, beat until smooth.
3.) Add the vanilla and beat until well incorporated.
4.) Pipe the cupcakes and decorate as you see fit.
All done! Now, the 2-day endeavor of getting 36 cupcakes to school…
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