Vanilla cupcakes, chocolate icing (GF, cane sugar free)

[Moonmobile]

This is one of my favourite recipes. I make this all the time put the cupcakes in the freezer and take them out for a pre breakfast snack with a cup of fennel, liqorice and peppermint tea

From Elana's pantry and cupcake book. I have modified some of the ingredients, measurements, added weights and the chocolate icing recipe is my own.
http://www.elanaspantry.com/vanilla-cupcakes-with-chocolate-frosting/

Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Icing

Cupcakes
    ½ cup (50g) coconut flour, sifted
    1/4 teaspoon murray river gourmet salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    6 eggs
    ½ cup (100g) ricebran oil
    ½ cup (170g) honey
    1 tsp vanilla extract

Icing
    60 g butter (in small squares)
    20g cacao powder (I use Ecuadorian)
    90g honey
   1/8 tsp murray river gourmet salt (I only need this if I am not using the amazing Ecuadorian cacao)

Make Icing first
Put all ingredients into tmx bowl. Set temperature to 80 deg and mix on speed 1 for 3 mins or until all melted and blended. Pour into another bowl and put in fridge.

Cupcakes
   1.  In a medium bowl, combine coconut flour, salt and baking soda
   2.  In the thermomix, blend together eggs, ricebran oil, honey and vanilla
   3.  Add dry ingredients and blend in tmx until smooth for about 10-15 seconds
   4.  Pour batter into muffin/cupcake tin lined with cupcake papers
   5.  Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes
   6.  Cool completely
   7.  Top with chocolate icing. You may need to microwave this slightly so it spreads easily after being in the fridge.
   8.  Eat cupcakes immediately or store in the freezer and reheat in microwave for 20 seconds.

Makes 12 cupcakes

[KerrynN]

I haven't tried the cake yet but the icing is fantastic!

[Aussie Brenda]

Hi Moonmobile, this recipe looks interesting, do you make your own Coconut flour.?  Is it just desicated coconut ground to a flour?

[judydawn]

Brenda, here's an earlier discussion on coconut flour.

[Moonmobile]

I'm glad you like the icing Kerryn. I love it myself - as somebody who can't have cane sugar - it is a great chocolate fix! My friends love it too.

Brenda, coconut flour is defatted dessicated coconut - pretty tricky to make yourself. I buy it from health food shops - although it is not always easy to find. You don't need very much as it gobbles up liquid. It makes fantastic cupcakes :-)