Comments on: Vegan Triple Chocolate Cupcakes

By: debby

debby — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 15:07:39 +0000

wait a minute. All-purpose flour??? in the recipe? where??? how much does it take? I am very confused.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:15:52 +0000

In reply to zoe. Thank you Zoë! I'll try them again soon.

By: zoe

zoe — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:37:30 +0000

In reply to Tabitha.

Hi Tabitha,

Yes, almond flour is the culprit. You can’t switch almond flour for regular all-purpose, since almond flour has no gluten and will have no strength or structure to hold up the cakes. Try it again with all-purpose and you’ll have success.

Thanks, Zoë

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:19:45 +0000

In reply to zoe.

Woops – I forgot to mention I ended up using almond flour. Do you think that could have been what went wrong? I use a scoop and sweep for flour too. And my tofu was chilled before I used it. I’d like to try these again, maybe with regular flour this time…

By: zoe

zoe — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:13:34 +0000

In reply to Tabitha.

Hi Tabitha,

Cupcakes:

What kind of flour are you using and how are you measuring it? I used scoop and sweep for measuring the flour, which will result more per cup than spooning the flour into the measuring cup.

Do you have an oven thermometer? Your cupcakes may also be underbaked, which is often a result of oven temperatures being off.

Mocha Filling:

Was your tofu chilled or at room temperature. If the tofu is not chilled it may not set up the chocolate and become thick. You can try sticking the filling in the refrigerator and see if it thickens up.

Thank you, Zoë

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 21:20:06 +0000

I was very excited to try this recipe, but it failed on me twice. I double and triple checked all of the ingredients – the only thing I substituted was honey for agave nectar because I’m not strictly vegan, balsamic vinegar for rice vinegar, and extra vanilla extract instead of alcohol. but I followed all of the other instructions to a tee. The cupcakes collapsed basically into what looked like cupcake liners. On top of that, the mocha filling was completely runny. I drained the tofu and patted it dry with paper towel, and even tried adding more to thicken it up. It was still completely liquid – not thick and fluffy at all. Any idea as to why every single thing went wrong?

By: Deborah Baker

Deborah Baker — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:26:40 +0000

Really great photos! I will definitely be making this recipe. Thanks!

By: Alyssa Montemurro

Alyssa Montemurro — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 01:46:26 +0000

These cupcakes look too good for words! As a vegan college student with a couple of very hungry roommates, I am always looking for some great recipes to test out on them, and this one looks like it will surely be a hit!

By: Susie Cross

Susie Cross — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:41:13 +0000

Wow…those look absolutely gorgeous and yummy. Will have to try.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:37:22 +0000

Yum, yum! I’ll have to try this sometime.