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    Home » Vegan Baking and Sweets » Vegan Cakes and Pies

    Vegan Triple Citrus Cupcakes

    Published: Dec 6, 2019 · Updated: Mar 4, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links.

    In this Vegan Triple Citrus Cupcakes recipe, three different zesty citrus flavors are combined into one cupcake, giving you a bright, well-rounded result.

    Are you suffering from the midwinter blahs, that time when it seems that not a single fresh fruit remains in the grocery store, and there’s nothing but kale and potatoes thriving in the harsh frozen tundra outside? The Solution: reach for citrus—and don’t stop at just one type! By combining three different zesty flavors into one cupcake, you’ll get a brighter, well-rounded flavor that’s sure to shake off that gloomy, grey feeling.

    Although I didn’t bother to write down this recipe when I first made it, expecting it to be nothing special, it received such
    rave reviews that I was practically forced right back into the kitchen to re-create it! We even sell it for special orders at the restaurant I work at now. It’s always such a hit, I tend to make fairly large batches, but you can halve the recipe to get an even dozen. Recipe and photo contributed by Hannah Kaminsky, from Vegan Desserts* (by permission of Skyhorse Publishing, ©2011).

    Vegan Triple Citrus Cupcakes

    Makes 24 cupcakes

    Ingredients

    Orange cupcakes
    • 2 cups orange juice
    • 1 to 2 tbsp orange zest
    •  1⁄2 cup canola oil
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract
    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
    • 1⁄3 cup potato starch
    • 2 tsp baking powder
    • 1 tsp baking soda
    • 1⁄2 tsp salt
    Lemon curd filling
    • 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
    • 9 g agar-agar powder
    • 2 1⁄2 cups lemon juice
    • zest of 1 lemon
    Lime frosting
    • 1 cup non-dairy margarine
    • 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
    • 2 tbsp non-dairy milk
    • 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
    • zest of 1 lime

    Instructions

    1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and line 24 standard muffin tins with cupcake papers. Set aside.
    2. In a large bowl, whisk together the orange juice, zest, oil, and vanilla.
    3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, potato starch, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, until all of the dry goods are well distributed. Pour the liquid ingredients into the bowl of dry and whisk just until the two come together in a smooth batter—a few lumps are just fine, and much better than overmixing and creating tough cupcakes.
    4. Distribute the batter evenly between your prepared tins and bake for 15–20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out dry. Let cool completely before filling or frosting.
    5. Meanwhile, to make the lemon curd filling, whisk together the sugar and agar powder to combine. Place the two into a medium saucepan along with the lemon juice and zest and turn on the stove to medium heat. Whisk to break up any lumps of sugar and continue whisking occasionally as it comes up to temperature. Once the mixture comes to a boil, turn off the heat and transfer the still-liquid curd to a heat-safe container. Allow it to come to room temperature before refrigerating until you’re ready to use it. This step is very important, because tossing it in the fridge too early will weaken the gel, and you will end up with a runny filling.
    6. Finally, the frosting comes together very simply, starting with softening the margarine in your stand mixer. Slowly incorporate the confectioner’s sugar, adding it incrementally with the mixer on a low speed, to make sure it doesn’t fly out and onto the kitchen walls. Add in the nondairy milk, zest, and vanilla last, and then gradually increase the speed up to high, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed to ensure that everything is incorporated. Whip until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes.
    7. To assemble your cupcakes, take a paring knife and carve a small cone out of the center of each cupcake. Discard, eat, or save the centers to turn into cake truffles. Give your set lemon curd a good stir to loosen it slightly, and then add a spoonful to the now-empty indent of the cupcake. Carefully top with frosting as desired, being sure to fully cover the filling.
    • Explore more of VegKitchen’s Easy Vegan Cakes and Pies.

    Hannah Kaminsky is the author of My Sweet Vegan* and Vegan Desserts.* Visit her blog, Bittersweet.

    *This post contains affiliate links. If the product is purchased by linking through this review, VegKitchen receives a modest commission, which helps maintain our site and helps it to continue growing!

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    1. Hareen says

      April 07, 2012 at 2:48 pm

      Can teh agar-agar powder be replaced with something?
      Cause I don;t have any pluse we have never used agar-agar powder before so if we buy it it will be like oh we used it once now what do we do with the rest.

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