Name: Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 cup all purpose flour ((250g)); 1 cup light brown sugar ((200g)); 0.5 cup white granulated sugar ((100g)); 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp salt; 3.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1 null flax egg (1 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed + 3 Tbsp Hot Water); 1.5 cup pumpkin puree ((337g)); 0.25 cup canola oil ((60ml) or Vegetable Oil); 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 0.5 cup plant butter ((112g)); 3 cup powdered sugar ((360g)); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbsp soy milk (or other non-dairy milk); 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice; null null pumpkin pie spice; null null crushed pecans

Instructions

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1

Preheat the oven to 180°c (350°f). Line a cupcake tray with 12 muffin liners.
2

Sift all all purpose flour (2 cups) into a mixing bowl and add light brown sugar (1 cup), white granulated sugar (0.5 cup), baking soda (1 tsp), baking powder (1 tsp), salt (0.5 tsp) and pumpkin pie spice (3.5 tsp).
3

Prepare your egg (1 flax) by mixing 1 tbsp of ground flaxseed with 3 tbsp hot water and allowing to sit for a minute to become gloopy.
4

Add the egg (1 flax), pumpkin puree (1.5 cups), canola oil (0.25 cup), apple cider vinegar (1 tbsp) and vanilla extract (1 tsp) to the mixing bowl and mix into a thick batter. Don't overmix.
5

Divide the batter evenly between the muffin liners in the cupcake tray.
6

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
7

Let the cupcakes cool for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
8

Prepare your frosting by adding the plant butter (0.5 cup), powdered sugar (3 cups), vanilla extract (1 tsp) and soy milk (1 tbsp) to the bowl of an electric mixer. Start on slow speed and gradually increase the speed until thick and smooth. When you reach the right consistency add in the pumpkin pie spice (1 tsp) and mix in on slow until just mixed.
9

Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and decorate with [pumpkin pie spice] and [crushed pecans].