Vegan Biscoff Cupcakes!
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Easy and delicious vegan Biscoff cupcakes with a Biscoff centre, and Biscoff vegan buttercream!
BISCOFF SPREAD IS VEGAN!
Let’s start this off in the best way possible… Biscoff spread is vegan. I know, I’m not the first person to realise this, but I’ve mentioned it to people in the past and on social media and a lot of you didn’t know this, so I thought a vegan Biscoff cupcake recipe was the best way to go to show this information off.
Recipe adaptation
This is essentially entirely based on my vegan vanilla cupcake recipe because it was such a success, but with little bits altered here and there to get it to suit my Biscoff ideals. Such as, instead of using caster sugar, I used dark brown sugar to get a much stronger caramel flavour in the cupcake sponge itself, whilst still being vegan!
The thing about vegan baking, is often the colouring looks a little off, as the ingredients are different (obviously). If you change the sugar over, it really can make a big difference to the taste and the look! The glorious things about these cupcakes though, is that they taste INSANE. Like, honestly wouldn’t even know they were vegan kinda thing.
Biscoff centre
I wanted to make these as delicious as possible, so I added in a Biscoff centre to the cupcakes. I know some people would ask why I just didn’t add Biscoff spread into the mix, but as the cupcake mix itself is so liquidy and smooth, I didn’t want to affect the bake itself. Coring out a smidge of the cupcake and adding in a teaspoon of Biscoff Spread is definitely the best alternative!
Buttercream
For the vegan Biscoff buttercream, it’s just so easy. You have to use a dairy free spread (I use Vitalite) and then treat it as if it’s normal buttercream! The key thing about using a dairy free spread however, is that it’s naturally a lot softer than normal butter, so won’t need any extra liquid added to it. Adding in the Biscoff itself is fine, as that’s so thick, but anything else? Steer clear!
Decoration
My Biscoff cupcakes are one of my favourites on my blog, so I couldn’t resist making these look similar to them – so I added on a biscuit and some crumbs too. I realise the biscuits can often look a lil’ bit like fish fingers – but trust me they are worth the weird look. I did check, and the Biscuits are vegan too – so it’s all delicious and good.
Baking cups and piping tips
I tend to pipe my Buttercream onto cakes in only a few ways – one of those being with my Iced Jems medium 2D closed star piping tip. It makes the prettiest swirls, it’s so easy to use – and it’s so cheap! Jemma really does sell the best quality bits, for the best price. Along with the piping tip, I now ALWAYS use her regular baking cups for my cupcakes – as they’re just so good.
Final note
These beauties are something you could easily bake for anyone in your life that want’s cake. No, they’re not gluten free (and the spread/biscuits aren’t either), but these easily cater for the Vegan, or Dairy Free people in your life! I hope you love them – enjoy! x
Vegan Biscoff Cupcakes!
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 225 g self raising flour
- 200 g dark brown sugar (or light brown)
- 250 ml almond/soya/dairy free milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 75 ml vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Biscoff Centre
- 12 tsps Biscoff spread
Biscoff Buttercream/Extras
- 150 g dairy free spread
- 300 g icing sugar
- 125 g Biscoff spread
- Sprinkles
- 12 Biscoff biscuits
- Biscoff biscuit crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan, and get 12 large cupcake cases ready. I use the Iced Jems regular baking cups!
- In a large bowl, whisk together your flour and sugar!
- Pour your milk, vanilla, oil and vinegar in and whisk until smooth!
- Split evenly between the 12 cases, and bake in the oven for 20-22 minutes.
- Once baked, leave to cool fully.
- Core out the middle of the cupcakes, and add a spoonful of Biscoff spread.
- In a large bowl, beat your dairy free butter until smooth.
- Add in the Biscoff spread and beat again!
- Add in the icing sugar and beat again until a lovely frosting is formed.
- Pipe onto your cupcakes - add on a Biscoff biscuit, some crumbs and some sprinkles!
Notes
- I used dark brown sugar in these, because I think they make a more delicious flavour as they are a vegan cupcake. Light brown sugar works just as well though!
- Yes, Biscoff spread and biscuits ARE vegan!
- If you have any dairy allergies, make sure to check ingredients first yourself.
- These will last 2-3 days once made!
- Don't add any extra liquid to the buttercream as dairy free butter is a lot slacker than usual butter!
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Hi Jane, I love the look of this recipe and I am going to use it to make my friend who is a vegan a birthday cake. I have seen the comments above saying to use the vegan Victoria sponge recipe to make this into a cake, I am just wondering what to do with the sugar as this cupcake recipe uses all dark brown sugar but the Victoria sponge uses caster sugar and light brown?
Also, I may be missing something, but what temperature do I put the oven on if it’s a fan – I don’t understand the 2 temperatures with only one word of fan after it?
Thanks
So it’s 180c for a regular oven or 160C for a fan oven.. and the reason I use dark is because of the colour and flavour. Using different types of sugars produce different flavours, so you can use whichever sugar you prefer accordingly.
Made these and was really pleased with them, never had biscoff before and the family loved them, thank you i will be making more of these xx
Could these be adjusted to use gluten free flour too or would there be too much going on? x
I haven’t personally made this gluten free yet (also, Biscoff isn’t gluten free) so I’m not 100% sure how they will turn out, but theoretically it should be okay! x
But normal icing sugar isn’t vegan. Which icing sugar are you using as I can’t get vegan icing sugar anywhere.
Tate & Lyle is and it’s the only one I use…
I want to make these for my friend who is vegan, I checked Tate & Lyle website and it says that their white icing sugar IS NOT vegan as it includes egg whites!
You are mistaking royal icing sugar.. which does, and always will contain egg white. Standard T&L icing sugar IS vegan.
Look here – it says it too. https://www.wearetateandlylesugars.com/faq
Hiya,
Would you recommend unsweetened almond milk or sweetened?
Hey! I naturally use unsweetened but either should work! x
I don’t know what I’ve done wrong! Mine didn’t rise and were very dough like in the middle, on the plus side the buttercream was lovey 😊
This typically means you have over mixed it, or an ingredient didn’t agree with another one! x
Thank you, I wondered if I should have whisked the mixture with the balloon whisk? I used the beater on my Kenwood. Otherwise I used the ingredients you said.
Ahh okay yes that will have been over beaten – I just use a bowl and my hand for the sponge mix so it can’t over mix!
Hi,
I’d like to use your Biscoff Buttercream recipe to ice a 7 inch cake with 2 layers. Would the measurements you have used be enough for this or would I need to double the recipe?
Thanks! 🙂
Hey! It depends how much you like but I would double it personally!
Thank you, I wondered if I should have whisked the mixture with the balloon whisk? I used the beater on my Kenwood. Otherwise I used the ingredients you said.
I would just use your hand and a bowl – it’s quite a liquid mixture so it doesn’t need an electric mixer!
Hi jane
If I wanted to bake them at a lower temperature of 150 fan, how long would I need to leave them in there?
Hiya – I’m not sure I’m afraid as I never bake cupcakes like this at 150c, probably about 10 minutes more?
These look fabulous! Loving your page and recipes I cannot seem to frost cakes which nozzle would you recommend please?
I use a 2d closed star – I tend to find supermarket ones are too small, so I recommend buying them online!
Hi Jane!
I have been asked for this flavour cake but navy buttercream, do you think that is doable?? Xx
Hey! So the colour of this buttercream is really quite brown, and as it’s vegan it’s softer than normal buttercream would be. You could use a really good quality colouring such as sugar flair so you need to add as little colouring as possible though!
These were great however, the icing was runny! I used flora vegan spread, added more icing sugar which made it slightly better! Any advice as i am no baker 🙂
Some spreads can definitely be runnier than others as unfortunately the best is dairy block butter, but obviously as that isn’t vegan my favourite at the moment is stork block which is – it definitely needs no added liquid, and the weather being hotter lately won’t have helped if your kitchen was hot! x
which flavour of dairy free milk would you recommend? I can’t use almond as one of my family members has a nut allergy
I’ve only made these particular ones with almond milk – but I would say soya is a good shout!
what brand of dairy free spread would you recommend?
I love stork block (not the tub) which is naturally vegan!
Hi Jane,
I’ve made these a couple of times now but today half the batch came out very odd! They looked absolutely fine when they came out of the oven but when I cored them, it was hollow in the middle and everything had sunk to the bottom!? Help!!!
Hey! Oh, that’s so weird! All I can think is maybe some of the raising agents hadn’t mixed in, or they just needed a bit longer to bake?! Did you switch anything this time like a brand of ingredient or different milk maybe?
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I’ve made these again a few times and they’re honestly a completely different cake – they’re amazing! I think the problem was that I was using my kitchenaid so was over mixing it? I hand mix it now and they’re amazing! Thank you!
Hey! Ahh yes if you used a kitchenaid its almost definitely over mixed! So glad it worked out in the end x
Hi Jane, I’m thinking of trying these out they sound amazing! Wanted to make some to deliver to my friends during lockdown, one of my friends is gluten free! Do you think it would be ok to change the flour to gluten free self raising flour?
Thanks, Sofia 🙂 x
Hey! So I haven’t tried my vegan cakes gluten free yet I’m afraid! It’s worth a go, but I’d also suggest adding in xantham gum if you can! x