My Biscoff Cupcakes are one of the most popular recipes on my blog, so I really wanted to create a vegan version so that everyone can enjoy them! These Vegan Biscoff Cupcakes are a lovely light sponge made with brown sugar and Biscoff, then a smooth Biscoff buttercream sits on top, and they're finished with a Lotus Biscoff biscuit. The cupcakes are dairy and egg free, so if you're vegan, or have an allergy or intolerance then you no longer need to miss out on these yummy bites of Biscoff heaven!
How to make Vegan Biscoff Cupcakes
In a mixing bowl whisk together vegetable oil, plant milk, Biscoff spread and cider vinegar. In a second bowl, stir together self raising flour, light brown sugar and baking powder.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk them together until combined, then divide the mixture between the cupcake cases.
Bake the cupcakes for 20-25 minutes until well risen and golden, then leave them to cool.
What is Biscoff?
Biscoff spread, made by the brand Lotus, is also known as cookie butter. It has a deep caramel flavour and a hint of cinnamon and other spices. Lotus are best known for their biscuits, which are commonly served with coffee. The biscuits are used to make the spread, and you can buy it in crunchy and smooth varieties. The spread is similar to Nutella or peanut butter in terms of texture, but it has a unique flavour. It’s also naturally vegan!
Can you make this recipe into a cake?
Yes! For the ingredients and instructions, check out my Vegan Biscoff Cake recipe.
Tips for making the Vegan Biscoff Cupcakes:
- Unfortunately Biscoff spread is not gluten free. So if you want to make these cupcakes gluten free, as well as using gluten free flour, you would need to use a Speculaas/Speculoos spice blend to get that Biscoff flavour.
- The Biscoff biscuits will go soft after a while due to the moisture in the buttercream. Therefore, it's best to wait until right before serving to add them.
- If you can't get hold of light brown sugar, you can also use caster sugar, or golden caster sugar for the cupcakes.
Recommended equipment & ingredients*
- Cupcake tin
- Electric hand mixer
- Piping bags
- Jem 1E Piping nozzle
- Red cupcake cases
- Biscoff spread
- Biscoff biscuits
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- Vegan Biscoff Cake
- Biscoff Rocky Road
- Biscoff Cheesecake Squares
- Biscoff & Banana Cake with Caramel Drip
- Lotus Biscoff Cupcakes
- Biscoff Brownies
- Biscoff Cheesecake (No Bake)
- Biscoff Loaf Cake
- Biscoff Ice Cream (No Churn)
- Biscoff Blondies
- Biscoff Apple Crumble
- Chocolate Biscoff Cupcakes
- Biscoff Slutty Brownies
- Biscoff Swiss Roll
- Biscoff Cake
- Biscoff Baked Donuts
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 75 ml Vegetable oil
- 225 ml Plant milk I used almond milk
- 1 tsp Cider vinegar
- 45 g Biscoff spread
- 150 g Light brown soft sugar
- 250 g Self raising flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
For the buttercream
- 150 g Dairy free spread I used Vitalite
- 300 g Icing sugar
- 200 g Biscoff spread
- 1 tbsp Plant milk I used almond milk
For decoration
- 12 Lotus biscoff biscuits
- 1 Lotus biscoff biscuit crushed
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4, and line a muffin tin with cupcake cases
- In a mixing bowl whisk together the vegetable oil and Biscoff, then add the milk and vinegar and whisk in
- In another mixing bowl, stir together the light brown sugar, self raising flour and baking powder
- Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture, and pour in the oil and milk mixture, whisk them together gently with a hand whisk until smooth
- Divide the mixture between the 12 cupcake cases
- Bake them for 20-25 minutes or until they are golden brown and a skewer inserted in the centre of the cupcakes comes out clean. Leave to cool completely
- Make the buttercream by mixing together the dairy free spread and Biscoff spread, then add the icing sugar and milk, and mix until smooth. You can do this by hand or with an electric whisk
- Spread or pipe the buttercream on top of the cupcakes and add a Lotus biscuit on each one, then sprinkle the crushed biscuit over all of the cupcakes
- The biscuits will go soft after several hours in contact with the buttercream so add them later if you're not serving the cupcakes straight away
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place and eat within 3 days
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If you like this, check out more of my Cupcake recipes!
Or, you might like my Vegan recipes!
NB. This post is NOT in anyway sponsored by Lotus - I just love their product!
I'm linking this recipe up with Cook Blog Share hosted by Recipes Made Easy.
Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie
Wow! These look EPIC 😀 Eb x
Julie
Hi can this recipe be used to make a biscoff loaf cake? Thank yoy
thebakingexplorer
Hi Julie, I've never made a vegan loaf cake with it, but you could certainly give it a try 🙂
Jacqui – Recipes Made Easy:Only Crumbs Remain
Am I the only one who hasnt made anything with biscoff? I must remedy that these look fabulous. Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare.
thebakingexplorer
Haha you might be Jacqui! I highly recommend remedying it soon 😀
Cat | Curly's Cooking
You are definitely the Biscoff Queen! These look great.
Michelle Rolfe
I admit to loving these biscuits and often have to hide them from myself! This looks amazing. Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Michelle x
Kirsty
I made these this week and the recipe was super easy to follow. The cupcakes were amazing and my friends were very impressed! Will certainly be making these again 🙂
thebakingexplorer
Thank you Kirsty!
Holi
Can I use gluten free self raising flour? I have doves organic at home.
thebakingexplorer
Hi Holi, I've not tried this recipe with gluten free flour, I think it would be fine, although sometimes gluten free flour packs suggest using an extra 1-2 tbsp milk. Check the packet and see what it says, and use plant milk if you want to keep the cupcakes vegan. Let me know how it goes! It would be really helpful to know.
Kim
Great recipe! Made these for my father in law who is vegan, but we all loved them. Definitely the best vegan cake reckons have tried so far, if I hadn’t have baked them I wouldn’t have known they were vegan!
thebakingexplorer
Thanks so much Kim, this is such lovely feedback!
Sahil
The recipe was fantastic. Muffins were really soft. I used 140gm of biscoff spread for the icing but it still turned out very sweet. Again a matter of personal preference, but I would probably try and use less icing sugar assuming the buttercream still consistency remains intact.
thebakingexplorer
Hi Sahil, I'm so glad you enjoyed the recipe! Buttercream is very sweet by nature, you could probably reduce the icing sugar amount a bit, but too much could make the buttercream too runny.
Jade
Hi do you think i could adapt this recipe by adding 2 mushed bananas to make banana cupcakes or do uou think this will compromise the texture/taste/something? I’ve never baked vegan and want to try this but i have some really ripe bananas that need using up
thebakingexplorer
Hi Jade, sorry but this is a Biscoff cupcake recipe so I wouldn't suggest adding bananas. If you'd like to use up your bananas I would advise searching for a vegan banana cupcake recipe, or another banana recipe. I have several banana recipes on my website, but none are vegan unfortunately.
Komal
Hi
Incase i want to use dairy cream for frosting. What shd i use. I do not have vitalite. & i am ok with not been vegan
thebakingexplorer
Hi, you can use any butter or baking spread like Stork if you don't mind them not being vegan. I have a non-vegan Biscoff Cupcake recipe if that's what you're looking for: https://thebakingexplorer.com/lotus-biscoff-cupcakes/
Matt & Lorna
Tastes great
Maria
Is it okay to use regular flour instead of self raising flour?
thebakingexplorer
Hi Maria, self raising flour contains baking powder which is essential for helping these cupcakes to rise. If you swap it out for plain/all purpose flour you will need to add baking powder. The general advise is 2 teaspoons (proper measuring spoons, not the kind you stir your coffee with) of baking powder per 200g plain/AP flour. I hope that helps!
Kinjal
Thank you for this recipe! Super easy and super delicious!!
Lizzie
These were so easy and quick to make. They were such a huge hit that I'm making more for next week. It's my go to recipe now, with such a fluffy cake mixture and gorgeous taste. Could not recommend enough! I can't wait to try more of The Baking Explorer' recipes ☺️
thebakingexplorer
Thank you so much for such lovely feedback Lizzie!!