Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes

These paleo chocolate cupcakes are moist but not eggy and have a rich, dark chocolaty taste! Topped off with chocolate fudge frosting. Grain-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free. Scroll down for a how-to recipe video.

So here’s the promised cupcake recipe that I used as a carrier for the paleo vegan chocolate frosting that I posted last week.

Before anyone gets their knickers* in a twist, I know sprinkles aren’t paleo. They’re, like, the very opposite of paleo. But just look how they brightened these cupcakes up! They look much happier with the sprinkles.

Ingredients
3/4 cup + 2 1/2 tablespoons (104 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder
2/3 cup + 2 tablespoons (80 grams) almond flour or almond meal
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (use paleo baking powder, if necessary)
1 teaspoon espresso powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (126 grams) coconut oil, melted
2/3 cup (213 grams) honey
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons (160 grams) unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons coconut sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
for frosting: 1 or 1 1/2 batch paleo chocolate fudge frosting1
paleo decoration ideas: raspberries, strawberries, mini chocolate chips, homemade coconut sprinkles

Directions

• Preheat your oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line a muffin pan (or two) with 14 liners.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cocoa powder, almond flour, baking powder, espresso powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together the melted coconut oil, honey, applesauce, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the dry mixture to the wet and stir just until combined.
• Pour the batter evenly into the muffin liners, about 3/4 full.
• Bake for 24-28 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the middle should come out mostly clean. A few moist crumbs or a little stickiness is okay, just not raw batter. These are super moist so if it comes out totally clean, they're probably overdone.
• For full instructions please see : www.texanerin.com

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