Monday, February 24, 2014

Vegan Coffee Cake Muffins

This cake is moist, light and perfect with a cup of coffee.

Coffee Cake

1 1/2 cups almond or soy milk + 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, room temperature
1/2 cup Earth Balance or other vegan butter substitute, melted
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

- preheat oven to 350 degrees
- mix together milk/vinegar, butter, sugar and vanilla
- add remaining ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chopped toasted pecans

- mix together
- grease muffin tins well
- scoop about 2 tbsp of batter into tin and top with 1 tbsp of cinnamon/sugar mixture and repeat
- bake for 20 minutes

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar
3-4 tbsp almond or soymilk

- mix together until smooth icing forms
- top cooled muffins
- Enjoy!