Orange & Sesame Cupcakes with Sweetened Labne Frosting

Orange and Sesame Cupcakes with Labne Frosting

Orange and Sesame Cupcakes with Labne Frosting

By: Meg Thompson

These cupcakes are moist, nourishing and not too sweet. Try them out this weekend.


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Recipe


Ingredients

  • Coconut oil
  • 40g coconut flour
  • 160g almond meal
  • ¾ tsp baking soda
  • Pinch sea salt
  • ¾ cup tahini
  • 300mL orange juice, freshly squeezed
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp apple-cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup pistachios, lightly roasted & chopped
  • A few dried rosebuds (optional)

  • Frosting
  • 1½ cups yoghurt
  • ½–1 tbsp maple syrup

Method


  • Preheat oven to 180°C.
  • Prepare muffin tin by greasing with coconut oil or adding 9 patty pans.
  • Combine the coconut flour, almond meal, baking soda and salt in bowl and whisk to combine, removing any lumps.
  • In separate bowl, whisk together tahini, orange juice, maple syrup and apple-cider vinegar for about a minute until well combined and creamy.
  • Pour wet mixture into the dry ingredients, add sesame seeds and stir well to combine.
  • Divide into 9 holes of muffin tin and bake for 30 mins, or until skewer comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool slightly in tin, then gently twist and remove cupcakes.
  • Cool completely on wire rack.
  • To make frosting, place yoghurt in sieve lined with cheesecloth or clean tea towel, and place sieve over bowl. Fold over ends of tea towel to cover yoghurt and place whole lot in fridge for 3–4 hours, or overnight.
  • Remove firm labne from sieve and whisk together with maple syrup.
  • Ice cupcakes with knife or piping bag, and decorate with pistachios and rosebuds, if using.

  

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Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson

Meg Thompson is a practising naturopath, cook, mother, writer and passionate wholefood enthusiast based in Melbourne. Meg’s interest in health, food and the role of food as medicine has shaped her career and lifestyle. Following an early career in psychology and education, she completed studies in naturopathy, nutrition and herbal medicine and now runs a successful clinical practice. Meg works from a philosophy that food is much more than something to fill our bellies, but a source of nourishment, deliciousness, education, ritual and celebration, best shared with those we love.

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