Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes With Rainbow Sprinkle Frosting

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Grease 10 cups of a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, cream together the granulated sugar and coconut oil with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, vanilla, apple cider vinegar, applesauce, and almond milk, and stir with a rubber spatula until well combined.
• Use an ice cream scoop to fill the muffin cups about ¾ of the way.
• Bake for 20- 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean
• Make the frosting: In a large bowl, cream the vegan butter with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
• Sift in half the powdered sugar and beat to combine. Sift in the rest of the powdered sugar and the vanilla and beat until smooth.
• Fold in the sprinkles with a rubber spatula.
• Place a large zip-top bag in a tall glass. Scoop a good amount of frosting into the bag. Squeeze all of the frosting into a corner of the bag, then snip off that corner.
• Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes in a spiral pattern
• Enjoy!