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Olive Oil Cupcakes

Vanilla cupcakes baked with olive oil and topped with a creamy vanilla buttercream frosting.

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This is a adapted version from Lauren’s Olive Oil Cupcakes. Aside from your standard canola oil, I have only baked with coconut oil. Never olive oil. I was intrigued what they would be like and well, I adore cupcakes.

We LOVED these.

They are so good. Super simple to bake up and the olive oil gave them a delicious flavor. It also gave them a nice, golden brown color.

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My only change was the frosting. Lauren’s was frosted with a vanilla-cream cheese buttercream. Mine are frosted with just a basic vanilla buttercream and topped with some fun sprinkles. A total winner and new family favorite.

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Yield: 12 cupcakes

Olive Oil Cupcakes

Olive Oil Cupcakes #oliveoil #cupcakes #vanilla #vanillacupcakes #dessert #tableforsevenblog

Vanilla cupcakes baked with olive oil and topped with a creamy vanilla buttercream frosting.

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

FOR CUPCAKES:

  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 6 TBSP olive oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/4 cup milk

FOR FROSTING:

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 TBSP vanilla
  • 1-2 TBSP milk

Instructions

FOR CUPCAKES:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12 count muffin pan or line with cupcake papers.
  2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, beat together sugar and olive oil. Add in eggs, milk, vanilla and yogurt. Beat until combined.
  4. Add flour mixture into sugar/egg mixture. Beat until combined.
  5. Pour evenly into prepared muffin pan.
  6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Let cupcakes cool for 5-10 minutes in pan before removing. Then, let them cool completely before frosting.

FOR FROSTING:

  1. Beat together frosting ingredients until smooth.  Adding/subtracting to reach desired consistency.
  2. Frost on cooled cupcakes.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 301Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 32mgSodium: 108mgCarbohydrates: 55gFiber: 0gSugar: 44gProtein: 3g

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Paul

Sunday 7th of March 2021

I assume you are using caster sugar?

Erin Table for Seven

Sunday 7th of March 2021

Regular granulated sugar for the cupcakes and powdered sugar ( castor ) for the frosting. Enjoy!

saba

Tuesday 23rd of February 2021

what to replace with yogurt

Erin Table for Seven

Tuesday 23rd of February 2021

You can use sour cream instead. Enjoy :)

Lauren

Thursday 14th of May 2020

What happens to the milk in the instructions?????

Erin Table for Seven

Thursday 14th of May 2020

See step #3!

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