Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes with a Strawberry Buttercream

• Produce

  • 1 cup Strawberries, freeze-dried

• Refrigerated

  • 4 Eggs, large

• Condiments

  • 1 1/8 cup Honey

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 cup Almond flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 1/2 cup Coconut flour
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter

• Other

  • One entire can full fat coconut milk or dairy free milk of choice(400ml

Found on asaucykitchen.com

Description

Ingredients

• One entire can full fat coconut milk or dairy free milk of choice(400ml)
• 1/2 cup honey (125g)
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup coconut flour (75g)
• 1/4 cup almond flour (28g)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (84g)
• 1 cup butter, room temperature (2 sticks/227 grams)
• 10 tablespoons honey (212 grams)
• 1 cup freeze dried strawberries, about 5-6 tablespoons when ground into a powder

Directions

• Begin heating the oven to 350°F/180°C. Line or grease a cupcake tin and set aside for now.
• In a large mixing bowl and the eggs, coconut milk, honey, and vanilla extract. Mix on high until everything is incorporated for about a minute.
• Next youre going to add all of your dry ingredients (flours, baking powder, and cocoa powder) to the mixing bowl and beat together for a couple of minutes until no lumps remain and everything is mixed together.
• Spoon the batter into the greased/lined cupcake molds and about 3/4 of the way full. Place in the center of the oven and bake for at least 15-20 minutes. When finished, remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. After a couple of minutes remove the cupcakes from the molds so that they dont stick to the liners. Allow them to cool completely before frosting,
• Add the freeze dried strawberries to a blender or food processor and blend until it becomes a powder. Sift the powder to remove the seeds and add it to a mixing bowl along with the butter and honey. Blend on high for a few minutes until the frosting becomes whipped and creamy. Frost the cupcakes after they have completely cooled. Sprinkle any leftover strawberry pieces, garnish with chocolate decorations (link to video tutorial in the post), and/or top with fresh strawberries.