Chocolate Tahini Cupcakes and Cookie Dough Buttercream

i feel like everything you need to know about these cupcakes is stated in the title because it’s very descriptive. well let’s just file Chocolate Tahini Cupcakes and Cookie Dough Buttercream under Mary’s top desserts AND under decadent. everything about these cupcakes is magical and i can’t wait for you to try!

the cupcakes are gluten-free, yay! i used almond flour and gluten free all purpose flour from Trader Joe’s. the combination of the two is just dreamy.

the butttttaaaaahcream is ridiculous y’all. you’re going to need a block of vegan butter because we’re not cutting any corners. i used miyokos by the way.

let’s talk about this buttercream really quickly because it might just be the best part. of course the cupcakes are amazing but the buttercream steals the show.

you’re going to need vegan butter, almond butter, organic cane sugar (or monkfruit), vanilla extract and mini chocolate chips.

that’s it! the almond butter is necessary to make the buttercream taste like cookie dough! you cake definitely use another nut or seed butter though.

the reason i didn’t use tahini is because the taste would be overpowering if used in both the base and the frosting.

almond flour has a higher fat content than all-purpose flour and a totally different texture, so sub at your own risk with other flours lol.

my version is naturally sweetened with maple syrup, which makes the texture so soft and fluffy. i do prefer maple syrup in my cupcakes as opposed to cane sugar, but then again, it depends on the recipe.

if you love Chocolate Tahini Cupcakes and Cookie Dough Buttercream, you’re also going to enjoy these:

Double Chocolate Brownie Zucchini Bread

Vegan Cookie Dough Brookie Cake

Giant Healthy Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie

Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Easy and Healthy Vegan Cookie Dough

Two-Layer Vegan Cookie Dough Fudge

here’s everything you need to make Chocolate Tahini Cupcakes and Cookie Dough Buttercream:

• gluten free all purpose flour

• almond flour

• cocoa powder

• baking powder

• maple syrup

• almond milk or any dairy free

• tahini

• almond extract

• vanilla extract

• vegan butter

• almond butter

• organic cane sugar or lakanto

• mini chocolate chips

are you going to make my Chocolate Tahini Cupcakes and Cookie Dough Buttercream?!

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