Vegan Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Pumpkin Spice…Meet Kahlua.
Have you ever wondered how people are able to come up with those amazing cake recipes that appear on your Pinterest feed? I know I have plenty of times! I have all these creative ideas about what flavors I’d want to combine or something new I’d like to try. However, I didn’t know all the details about the foundation of a cake, the measurements, and the reasoning behind all those random ingredients like baking powder. So I started to do some research about the foundation, the purpose of ingredients, and the ratio of ingredients. With all the notes I took, I decided I’d create my very own cupcake recipe.
Since pumpkin spice coffee and lattes are pretty popular this time of year, I figured that Kahlua (being a coffee flavored liqueur) and pumpkin would make for a great cupcake recipe. Kahlua is great for baking and I’ve used it for brownies before as well. I found that there is a Pumpkin Spice Kahlua, so you could use that for the recipe instead, but I used the regular one.
So just to preface the recipe…
I was a bit nervous with how this would turn out and taste with it being my first baking recipe that I have created. I taste the raw batter and was like, “Okay, this is good!”, then I had to worry about the baking part. What if it doesn’t rise properly? What if it falls apart? I kept the oven light on so I could frequently check it. Pretty sure I did a happy dance when I realized they looked “normal”! Due to the fact that all the ingredients are vegan, the texture may seem a bit closer to that of a muffin. Side note: what really is the difference between a cupcake and a muffin?! I spent a good 10 minutes looking it up before deciding what to call the recipe. Anyway, I went with cupcake since it had frosting, but honestly it’s closer to the consistency and density of a muffin in my opinion. You be the judge! Regardless of it being a cupcake or muffin, it still tasted great. It almost reminded me of cornbread, but of course a totally different flavor. The Kahlua flavored frosting really adds to the deliciousness too, so definitely give that a try!
You can’t really go wrong with pumpkin or rum, so the both of them together…even better!
Kahlua Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
Serves | 12 |
Prep time | 15 minutes |
Cook time | 25 minutes |
Total time | 40 minutes |
Allergy | Wheat |
Dietary | Vegan, Vegetarian |
Meal type | Dessert |
Misc | Serve Cold, Serve Hot |
Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Formal Party, Halloween, Thanksgiving |
By author | Loretta Kartforosh |
Ingredients
Dry
- 1 1/2 cup Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 cup Sugar
Wet
- 1/2 cup Butter (1 Stick; Softened)
- 1/4 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 1/4 cup Kahlua
- 2 Flax Eggs (One flax egg is 1 tbsp of ground flax meal mixed with 2.5 tbsp of water.)
Frosting (Optional)
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter (1 Stick; Softened)
- 3 tablespoons Kahlua
- 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
Directions
Let me know if you try out the recipe! How did it go? Did you enjoy it? Comment below!
I’m going to work on coming up with more recipes now that I’m understanding how the process works!