Vegan vanilla cupcakes

Bake these vegan versions of vanilla cupcakes for a sweet treat. They're ideal served with a cuppa for a mid-morning treat or for afternoon tea

Ingredients

• 50 ml rapeseed oil
• 1 tsp cider vinegar
• 200 ml plant milk (we used oat)
• 225 g self-raising flour
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 150 g golden caster sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla paste
• 200 g vegan plant butter block, softened
• 2 tsp vanilla paste
• 400 g icing sugar

Steps

1. Combine the rapeseed oil, cider vinegar and oat milk in a jug. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole cupcake or muffin tray with paper cases. Tip the flour, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and slowly pour in the wet mixture, whisking constantly. Add the vanilla paste and stir to combine. Divide evenly between the paper cases and bake for 15-20 mins until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
2. For the icing, beat the plant block and vanilla until soft and creamy, around 2 mins. Add the icing sugar in batches, beating well after each addition, and a large pinch of salt. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle. Pipe swirls on top of each cooled cupcake. Will keep, iced, for up to three days in an airtight container.