Before I went vegan, I was not a huge fan of honey. Occasionally I would have some spread on toast or stirred into a cup of tea, but those times were rare. When I discovered agave nectar as a vegan, I wasn’t super eager to try it, but curious enough…and guess what? I liked it! So, when I noticed I had all but a few tablespoons of sugar in my cupboard and a craving for cupcakes, I turned to my lil’ squeeze bottle of agave nectar and Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World. It also helped that I had recently received as a gift a lovely product from Love Street Living Foods: raw chocolate spread.
This organic raw chocolate spread is sweetened with agave nectar and is delightfully rich and dark. Sooooooo gooooood. I thought to myself…”Hmmmm, this would be nice in the center of an unsuspecting cupcake.” And luckily, there is a recipe in Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World that suited my sugarless needs: Simple Vanilla and Agave Nectar Cupcakes. These were indeed super simple and super tasty. When filling the cupcake liners, I added a small dollop of the chocolate agave spread between layers of batter (with the hopes that it would produce a surprise chocolate center-it did!). After baking, I frosted them with the Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (also from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World) and garnished them with sprinkles. Easy.
MMMMM….
I’m going to eat one right now!
Looks effin’ tasty as!
I love surprises inside my cupcakes!! Those wrappers are so pretty… and the cupcake too!
lovely cupcakes. agave is one of my favorite products.
Agave is one of the best things in the world, IMO. Your cupcakes turned out so well, you’d never know they had a filling!
Ah, there’s nothin’ better than chocolate-filled cupcakes! But I’ve never had the pleasure of eating one! I think I need to remedy this immediately!
I love chocolate surprises! Those cupcakes are beautiful.
those are SO pretty, I love the decorating job! And chocolate filling…mmmmm……
awesome! agave sweetened chocolate.
i just ordered some (online) for a friend who can ONLY eat agave. (she’s not supposed to have ANY sugar whatsoever but agave doesn’t bother her).
Thanks for posting that. those cupcakes sound great.
That sounds awesome & look amazing!
oooh! Delicious. I’ll have to try that.
I loooooove those agave cuppers. They might be my fav recipe from the book. Ok, well, I have a lot of favs, but point being, I love them! They make a killer strawberry shortcake, for one thing. Yours with the chocolate center and pretty wrappers and sprinkles look beautiful!
I love this chocolate spread so much, I got a job at the company! Thanks for your review, and awesome use of the product! Keep up the great work!
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