Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes with Coconut

These cupcakes are vegan and full of flavor! Pumpkin and coconut are a wonderful combination, and the frosting is especially delicious.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
• 9 ounces pumpkin puree
• 0.75 cup soy milk
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon agave nectar
• 0.5 cup vegan chocolate chips
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger in a large bowl. In a second bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, soy milk, oil, and agave nectar until evenly blended. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in pumpkin mixture; stir just until batter is combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 20 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cream coconut cream, vanilla extract, and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until creamy. Refrigerate until use.
5. Remove cupcakes from the oven and cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 20 minutes.
6. Frost cooled cupcakes with coconut cream frosting and sprinkle with a thick layer of coconut flakes.