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These Vegan Triple Chocolate Cupcakes are a chocolate lover’s dream come true! They start with a chocolate base, and get topped off with a chocolate buttercream, and chocolate chips!
The best vegan cupcakes
In the spirit of chocolate, I bring you these vegan triple chocolate cupcakes. Light and fluffy chocolate cupcakes topped with vegan chocolate buttercream, chocolate sprinkles and chocolate chips. Because when it’s a holiday to celebrate chocolate I don’t kid around.
And seriously guys, these vegan cupcakes are the best!
The base for these cupcakes is similar to my red velvet cupcakes (also a great v-day option!) but these ones have more cocoa powder, and the addition of instant espresso (which brings out even MORE rich chocolatey flavour!)
Why you’ll love this recipe
- These vegan cupcakes are healthier than a traditional cupcake, made with Spelt flour and organic cane sugar.
- They’re made with coconut oil and have no eggs in them, but are still super light and fluffy!
- They’ll last 3-4 days after baking them, though you’ll probably finish them within a day 😉
- You don’t need a stand mixer to make these cupcakes. You can make them directly in a bowl.
How to make vegan chocolate cupcakes
- Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients together in a bowl.
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together until smooth. The batter will be a bit liquidy.
- Divide into a cupcake pan with liners and fill 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 17-19 minutes.
- To make the frosting, we mix together some icing sugar with vegan butter and more cocoa powder. (This part you’ll need a stand mixer for or hand beater.)
Tips for making this recipe perfectly
- Use high-quality cocoa powder for super delicious cupcakes.
- Don’t skip out on the espresso and vanilla! These will enhance the flavour of the chocolate.
- The batter will be quite liquidy. Don’t worry! The batter will set and turn into light and fluffy cupcakes in the oven.
- Don’t overfill your cupcake mould. 3/4 of the way full is fine, otherwise you’re cupcakes may overflow.
- You can also try topping these cupcakes with whipped coconut cream (recipe here) for a healthier alternative.
- If you’d like to make these cupcakes gluten-free, substitute with a cup of 1-1 gluten-free flour blend. If you are using a different type of gluten-free flour blend, make sure to add in some xanthan gum so the cupcakes come out with a light and fluffy texture.
More vegan desserts to try
- Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes
- Vegan Cake Batter Donuts
- Raw Salted Caramel Slice
Vegan Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
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- Author: Jess
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Total Time: 47 mins
- Yield: 8 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
A delicious vegan cupcake recipe that features chocolate cupcake, chocolate frosting, and chocolate toppings!
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1 tspapple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 1 cup spelt flour (can sub regular flour)
- 2 tspinstant espresso (can sub 2 tbsp brewed espresso)
- 3/4 cup organic cane sugar
- 5 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1/2 tspbaking powder
- 3/4 tspbaking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Chocolate frosting
- 1 cup vegan butter
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup almond milk
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Other
- Sprinkles
- Chocolate chips
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- Mix the almond milk and apple cider vinegar andset aside for 5 minutes to turn to “buttermilk.”
- Next, add the coconut oil and vanilla extract.
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together until smooth.
- Spoon the batter into your pan, filling 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 17-19 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
- To make the frosting, cream together the butter and cocoa powder until combined. Add the icing sugar 1 cup at a time until incorporated. Then add the vanilla and salt and beat on high until light and fluffy.
- Use a piping bag to pipe icing onto the cupcakes.
- Top with sprinkles and chocolate chips
Notes
Use high-quality cocoa powder for best results.
Don’t skip out on the espresso and vanilla! These will enhance the flavour of the chocolate.
The batter will be quite liquidy. Don’t worry, the batter will set and turn into light and fluffy cupcakes in the oven.
Don’t overfill your cupcake mould. Only fill 3/4 of the way otherwise the cupcakes can overflow.
You can also try topping these cupcakes with whipped coconut cream (recipe here) for a healthier alternative.
If you’d like to make these cupcakes gluten-free, substitute with a cup of 1-1 gluten-free flour blend. If you are using a different type of gluten-free flour blend, make sure to add in some xanthan gum so the cupcakes come out with a light and fluffy texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35g
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
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posted by Jessica Hoffman on February 11, 2019 (updated July 16, 2020)
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53 comments on “Vegan triple chocolate cupcakes”
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Cher — Reply
These were the best cupcakes ever. I made them for my husband’s birthday and he was so pleased. They were easy to make and so delicious. We are chocolate lovers in my house and these did not disappoint. Thank you for a great recipe.
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
So happy you both loved them Cher! 🙂
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Julia — Reply
I love this recipe but I want to make it for my nephews fourth birthday, but I’m worried about the 2 tbsp of espresso. Will it have a big coffee taste? Do I have to add it? Could I substitute it for something else?
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Hi Julia, these cupcakes don’t taste at all like coffee. But you can simply leave it out
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Kallie Owens — Reply
See AlsoEinfach & genial - Spekulatius Kugeln mit Erdnussbutter und MeersalzBaileys Tim Tam Cheesecake BallsEASY HOMEMADE ALMOND ROCAChocolate Crinkle CookiesHi! Have you made it as a cake or just cupcakes? If so, do there need to be any modifications and does it hold well?
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Hi Kallie, I haven’t tested this out as a cake so I can’t say!
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Lauren — Reply
This is a really lovely recipe. I did modify it a bit and added coffee into the frosting instead of almond milk and added crushed peppermint on top, making peppermint mocha. It was very good and not overwhelmingly sweet. definitely will be making this again!
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Thanks Luaren! Sounds delicious with some mocha frosting added 🙂
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Cordelia — Reply
Hi, my recipe wasn’t liquid at all and I made sure I used all the ingredients correct. Do you know what could be happening?
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Hi Cordelia, If you followed the directions the batter should be rather thin. I can’t see your batter so I can’t say the texture! It’s possible that you measured the flour and added too much if your batter is thick.
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Melanie Pokos — Reply
Hi 🙂
Thank you for this great recipe. I am from Austria asking myself how many grams is 1 cup? I read different online pages and it´s supposed to be between 200 and 250 grams… so now I´m confused how much I should use? I´m looking forward to your answer 🙂
Greets and hugs from Austria-
Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Hi Melanie, I unfortuantely cannot say since in North America we use cup measurements. I’d recommend looking up a recipe converter online to get an accurate measurement!
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Kait — Reply
Do you think I could add in chocolate chips?
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Hi Kait, absolutely!
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Taylor Zadrozny — Reply
Excited to try! Can I use coconut flour or almond flour instead?
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Hi Taylor, unfortunately, coconut flour and almond flour cannot be used at direct substitute to grain flours. If you like you can substitute 1/4 of the flour in the recipe for almond flour. Coconut flour is extremely absorbent and if you use it as a substitute you may end up with dry cupcakes!
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Gina — Reply
I almost prefer these to non-Vegan chocolate cupcakes. There’s something about the taste and how moist they are. So yummy!
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Anna Oppermann — Reply
Music to my ears – thanks so much, Gina! I’m happy you enjoyed!
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Jazz — Reply
Ok disregard I forgot an ingredient sorry lol my family still loved the wrong and corrected ones lol
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Anna Oppermann — Reply
Haha, I’m glad you figured it out! And I’m glad they enjoyed 🙂
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Jazz — Reply
Hi I loved the cupcakes although my batter was not runny instead it was thick. I Believe I did the ingredients just as you stated and 2x I was left with thick batter.
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Lisa — Reply
Hi there,
Everyone loved these cupcakes!!! They are fantastic!I want to make them into a two tier cake, with vanilla icing, so I can do a unicorn theme.
Could you tell me how long to cook the cakes? Do you have a vanilla icing recipe? (I’m about to check on your blog, but thought I would ask just in case you don’t).
Thank you!!!-
Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Thanks so much Lisa! So happy everyone enjoyed. I haven’t tested these cupcakes out as a cake before so I couldn’t say what the cooking time would be!
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Raisa — Reply
Can I get an Oh. M. G!? Wow! Yesterday was my birthday and I decided to bake these cupcakes. Honestly, when I find a blogger whom I love, I tend to stick to it. I stumbled on your blog yesterday and decided to try this recipe out for a change (after going back and forth between this and some of my favorite bloggers). I must say, I’m so glad I decided to make these because like I said: Oh. M. G! These are amazing. I brought them to my birthday dinner and my sister asked for another one. My colleagues at work today loved them too, hence why i decides to try one (i had a massive shake yesterday hence why I didn’t try it sooner haha). But had to today and I will safely and happily say that I’ll use it more often. So rich and moist (drooool)!!! I will definitely check out your other recipes. Sorry for the long review, but these cupcakes are my new favorite thing. And so easy to make.
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Thank you so much Raisa, I appreciate your comment and am so glad to hear you enjoyed this recipe! 🙂
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Mary — Reply
These were amazing, surprisingly rich and moist. I used raw sugar but I think I need to either add more or use perhaps coconut or brown sugar next time as they weren’t sweet enough with the raw sugar. Frosting made up for it though. Also used Canola oil and Gluten free flour. Thank you.
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Thanks Mary! Glad you enjoyed this recipe 🙂
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Se — Reply
Can you use regular flour? Is so, how much?
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Jess — Reply
Hi there! Yes you can, the measurements would be the same amount!
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Vriddhi — Reply
Hi. The recipe looks very nice. I do not have apple cider vinegar with me. Can I have a substitute and without using it the cakes should be fine?
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Jess — Reply
Hi there, you will need to use some sort of vinegar in order for the proper texture in the cupcakes. you can use white vinegar or white wine vinegar or any neutral tasting vinegar. (not balsamic vinegar.)
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Alyssa Winters — Reply
Hello there, chocolate cupcakes are my all time favorite and I am always looking forward to try new recipe for chocolate cupcakes, I like the recipe you shared in your blog. Thanks and keep on writing!
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Jess — Reply
Hi Alyssa, thank you so much! So glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
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Alex — Reply
This recipe looks great! However, I can’t have coconut. Could I substitute vegetable oil? Thanks!
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Jess — Reply
Hi Alex, absolutely! Any neutral tasting oil will work just fine 🙂
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Jessica — Reply
I would love to try this recipe! How do you think they would they turn out if I didn’t add the espresso? I don’t handle caffeine well.
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Jess — Reply
Hi Jessica, absolutely! You can just leave out that ingredient 🙂
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Ben — Reply
Best vegan cupcakes! so good!
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Jess — Reply
Thanks for the review Ben!
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Rita — Reply
Looks great! Making it for my family tomorrow! Quick question: I am allergic to cane sugar, which I didn’t know was even a thing until I got tested for food allergies. Would coconut sugar be a good substitute?
Thank you for your help,
Rita
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Jess — Reply
Hi Rita, hope you enjoy the recipe. I think coconut sugar should work ok 🙂
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Anelie — Reply
This recipe is delicious. Rita I use normal white sugar and it works great x
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Jessica Hoffman — Reply
Thanks Anelie!
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Sarah | Well and Full — Reply
That vegan buttercream looks AMAZING Jess. These cupcakes are the perfect sweet treat!
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Jess — Reply
Thanks so much Sarah! 🙂
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Sarah @ Making Thyme for Health — Reply
Valentine’s Day is definitely the BEST excuse to eat as much chocolate as we want. After seeing these beauties, I want to eat a whole lot of chocolate. Hubba hubba! 🙂
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Jess — Reply
Right! Thanks Sarah 🙂
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Cassie Autumn Tran — Reply
Triple the chocolate, triple the love! Chocolate has got to be one of my favorite flavors of desserts–really anything! I love myself a delicious chocolate cupcake or a slice of cake. Personally, I love cake more, but sometimes if I just want something more convenient and cute, then cupcakes are the way to go! These vegan chocolate cupcakes would probably not last very long in my kitchen. I’d have two or even three every single day!
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Jess — Reply
thanks Cassie! Chocolate really is the best!
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Luna — Reply
Would these be fine with regular flour or another gluten free flour?
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Jess — Reply
These would work perfectly fine with regular flour!
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Ela — Reply
Your cupcakes look amazing, Jess! There is nothing better than chocolate for Valentine’s Day!
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Jess — Reply
Thanks so much Ela! 🙂
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