SunButter Cupcakes with SunButter Buttercream

Name: SunButter Cupcakes with SunButter Buttercream
Yield: makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons rice milk; 2 teaspoons cider vinegar; 1/2 cup crunchy SunButter; 1/3 cup canola oil; 2/3 cup Sucanat or firmly packed brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal mixed with 3 tablespoons hot water (“flax egg”); 1 1/4 cups Basic Gluten-Free Flour Mix (page 19); 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon xanthan gum; 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 recipe SunButter Buttercream (recipe follows) and/or Rice Milk Chocolate Ganache (page 104); 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons dairy-free, soy-free vegetable shortening; 1/3 cup smooth SunButter; 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar; 2 tablespoons rice milk; (makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes or 2 8-inch cakes)

December 9, 2011

SunButter is truly a gift from the gods for kids with peanut and tree nut allergies. These cupcakes are delicious and nutritious. Top them with SunButter Buttercream or with Rice Milk Chocolate Ganache for a refined sugar–free treat. Or go for broke, and pipe the tops with SunButter Buttercream, and then drizzle with Rice Milk Chocolate Ganache!

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