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 I whisked together vegetable oil, plant milk, Biscoff spread and cider vinegar. In a second bowl, I stirred together self raising flour, light brown sugar and baking powder.
I poured the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisked them together until combined, then I divided the mixture between the cupcake cases.
The cupcakes baked for 20-25 minutes until well risen and golden, then I left 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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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 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, milk, biscoff spread and vinegar
- 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 icing sugar, then add the biscoff spread 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
Nutrition
NB. This post is NOT in anyway sponsored by Lotus – I just love their product!
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Wow! These look EPIC 😀 Eb x
Am I the only one who hasnt made anything with biscoff? I must remedy that these look fabulous. Thank you for linking to #CookBlogShare.
Haha you might be Jacqui! I highly recommend remedying it soon 😀
You are definitely the Biscoff Queen! These look great.
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
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 🙂
Thank you Kirsty!
Can I use gluten free self raising flour? I have doves organic at home.
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.
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!
Thanks so much Kim, this is such lovely feedback!
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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/
Tastes great