Mulled Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes with Orange Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Two Vegan Mulled Wine Chocolate Cupcakes Surrounded by Orange Slices and Cinnamon Sticks

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Mulled Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes with Orange Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Spiced and spiked! These sweet little chocolate cupcakes are made with toasty spices and red wine, and then topped with rich chocolate orange ganache frosting. It's a crazy delicious flavor combination you've got to try.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 358kcal

Author: Alissa

Ingredients

For the Mulled Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes

1 tbsp. ground flax seeds
3 tbsp. water
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
¾ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
⅛ tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. orange zest
¼ tsp. salt
¾ cup red wine
⅓ cup canola oil, or your favorite neutral flavored baking oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract

For the Orange Chocolate Ganache Frosting

2 to 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
¼ cup coconut cream*
3 tbsp. orange juice
1 tsp. orange zest

Instructions

Make the Mulled Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350°. Line 9 cups of a muffin tin with papers.
In small bowl, whisk flax seeds and water together. Allow to sit while you prepare your dry ingredients.
In large mixing bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, orange zest and salt. Add flax mixture, red wine, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, for 2 minutes. Divide mixture among muffin cups.
Bake until tops spring back when touched lightly with finger, about 18-20 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to cooling rack.

Make the Orange Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Beat all ingredients together with an electric mixer, starting with 2 cups of powdered sugar and adding up to an additional ½ cup as needed, until thick and creamy.

Frost the Cupcakes

Top cupcakes with orange chocolate ganache frosting when they're completely cool. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Notes

*To get coconut cream, chill a can of coconut milk overnight. The cream (white solids) will separate out from the coconut water. Straight coconut cream is available at Trader Joe's. Coconut cream is not to be confused with cream of coconut, which is a sweetened product used for cocktails.

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