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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting {Vegan}

Cheryl Malik
Cheryl Malik Posted: 12/18/13 Updated: 12/13/21
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Today, dairy-free food brand Tofutti published a guest post of mine: chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting. They were delicious, so I hope you’ll visit their blog to check out the recipe! They’re vegan by using Tofutti cream cheese, and you can totally make the frosting non-vegan by using, well, the non-vegan counterpart. However, I swear you’d never know these cupcakes were vegan on your own. They’re just plain smokin’.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting @ Tofutti

In the meantime, I leave you with some food porn to really sell you on these babies..

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
They’re pretty darlin’, no?
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
Candy cane-inspired frosting couldn’t be MORE festive and fun for the holidays.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
ARGGGHMMMMPHHH. That’s the sound you make when you eat a giant bite of these puppies. No, seriously, sound it out.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
Moist, rich, perfect.

An awesome local photographer, Sophorn Kuoy of norococo, came over to photograph the process for a style blog she writes for the local newsweekly. Obviously, I represent aprons. Isn’t she amazing?

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Cheryl Malik

Meet Cheryl Malik

Cheryl Malik is the recipe developer, writer, and photographer behind the healthy, flavorful, family friendly recipes at 40 Aprons. She's been a blogger for 10+ years and is known for her delicious recipes and detailed recipe instructions. Cheryl is a mom of three who lives in Memphis, TN.

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  1. Mansi says

    Posted on 12/1/20 at 11:07 am

    Hi! I was wondering if you were able to locate this recipe? I really loved it so I keep coming back to check! 🙂

    Reply
  2. Mansi says

    Posted on 3/10/18 at 4:47 pm

    Hi,

    I really loved this recipe and have made it multiple times. However, I noticed it is no longer available on the Tofutti website. Would you be able to share it again?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Cheryl MalikCheryl Malik says

      Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:53 am

      Thanks for letting me know! I’m looking to find the original recipe and will hopefully update for you 🙂

      Reply
      • Mansi says

        Posted on 4/1/18 at 5:20 pm

        That would be great! Thank you!

  3. vegangster says

    Posted on 12/23/13 at 4:46 am

    please don’t use tofutti. it has palm oil. horrific industry. destroying everything for luxury baked goods and luxury soaps….

    please…. use something without it… daiya now has a no palm oil cream cheese. galaxy nutritional foods now has creem cheez no palm.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WNgoqBGw4Y

    no habitats should be destroyed for freaking cupcakes….

    Reply
    • admin says

      Posted on 12/23/13 at 5:29 am

      I am not vegan so I typically use the real thing 🙂

      However, check out Tofutti’s release regarding the ingredient: http://www.tofutti.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/TofuttiBrandsInc-StatementonSustainablePalmOil-9.1.2013.pdf

      Thanks for commenting!

      Reply
  4. Sasha says

    Posted on 12/21/13 at 4:31 am

    You’re so beautiful! You make baking look like a breeze! I’m usually covered in flour and frosting! Haha the cupcakes look amazing as well.. peppermint swirl frosting is one of my favorites!

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  5. Kristina says

    Posted on 12/19/13 at 4:07 pm

    Tofutti is hands down the best vegan cream cheese. I use it all the time, these cupcakes look fabulous! The swirled frosting is gorgeous.

    Reply
    • admin says

      Posted on 12/19/13 at 4:38 pm

      Thanks Kristina! Tofutti is the only vegan cream cheese I’ve ever used, but it’s so awesome. I used to use it all the time when I was actually vegan – and that sour cream too! Mmm.

      Reply
  6. Melissa Belanger - A Teaspoon of Happiness says

    Posted on 12/19/13 at 12:01 pm

    Cheryl, these pictures are absolutely amazing! You look gorgeous 🙂 The cupcakes look awesome too. How did you get the frosting to perfectly swirl like that? I tried doing it during my cake decorating class, but it wasn’t very successful. They look so festive!

    Reply
    • admin says

      Posted on 12/19/13 at 4:39 pm

      Thanks M! I was pretty proud of these pictures 🙂 I think I earned it after dragging the Christmas tree to the “natural light window”.. but only three ornaments fell and only one broke, ha! The frosting was sort of a pain, but I really think using clear bags helps. You can so much better keep an eye on the placement of everything. My biggest problem was that shortening isn’t as firm as butter frosting, so it kept kind of plopping over. If I’d had the time to refrigerate it probably would have been easier – but the swirl itself worked like a charm! You should try again using my tips 😀

      Reply
  7. Mimi @ Culinary Couture says

    Posted on 12/19/13 at 4:55 am

    You are so gorg! I love the site’s new look and those cupcakes look tooo dieee for!

    Reply
    • admin says

      Posted on 12/19/13 at 4:37 pm

      Thanks Mimi! You’re too sweet. The cupcakes were totally phenomenal – my fiancé took them to work and told people they were their Christmas presents! I had no idea he did this until he came home with an empty container.. haha! Silly man

      Reply

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