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Wacky Cupcake With Sweet Potato Frosting

July 3, 2018 by Ina Wrobel

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One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free.

I am very sure that you heard the word wacky cake before. This type of cake absolutely delicious just like an ordinary chocolate cake. For little bit info just in case some of you did not hear about the wacky cake before, it is a chocolate cake from depression era when food source was limited. It actually turns out into a perfect and famous cake of all times.

One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. #dairyfreecupcake #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #egglesscupcake For full recipe on craftyforhome.com

My dear friend told me about this cake when I had no clue what to make for my little one’s first birthday five years ago. I was still learning how to substitute dairy for baking at that time. I also wasn’t sure if she had an egg allergy or not. She had done the allergy test to a specialist when she was few months after her first birthday. So, I mostly guessed what she was allergic to, and stay away from the common allergen. I made several batches of this cake at that time, it turned out the cake was perfectly safe for her, and tasty one for us who love chocolate cake.
The ingredients for the wacky cake are the staple pantry food without egg and dairy. It is so simple to make. Basically, you whip the batter on one bowl only, means less cleaning after.

One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com

Based on the wacky cake, I made it into a cupcake with one more special dairy-free frosting. I say it a special one because you definitely can make a healthier alternative for the icing without a heavy load of sugar on it.

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One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free.
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Wacky Cupcake With Sweet Potato Frosting
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
22 mins
Cooling time
15 mins
Total Time
37 mins
 

One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 cupcake
Author: Ina Wrobel
Ingredients
For wacky cupcake
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp oil I use sunflower oil
  • 1 cup water
Sweet Potato Frosting
  • 2 cup sweet potato puree
  • 1 cup dairy-free semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp dairy-free butter
  • 1 tbsp dairy-free milk I use So Delicious coconut milk
Instructions
  1. Bake a large size sweet potato on 400 deg F for 1 hour or until soft when you poke it with a fork. Set aside.

  2. Turn the heat down to 350 deg F.
  3. Prepare the regular size muffin tin, line it with muffin cup.
  4. While waiting for the oven ready, put all dry ingredients on the bowl, mix it up.
  5. Make three wells on the dry mixture, put vinegar, oil, and vanilla extract on each well.

  6. Pour water on the mixture, use the spatula to mix the batter until all blended.

  7. Pour the batter on the muffin cup 3/4 full.
  8. Bake it in the oven for 22 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

To make the sweet potato frosting
  1. Slice the sweet potato skin, use the spoon to scoop the sweet potato and put it into a food processor, then process it until smooth.
  2. In a safe microwave bowl, melt the chocolate chip, butter, and coconut milk. Heat it in the microwave for one minute, keep checking it every 20 sec.
  3. Stir it until smooth then pour it on the food processor.
  4. Add maple syrup or agave syrup. Process it until all well blended and resemble a smooth mixture.
  5. Leave the mixture in the fridge for 15 minutes, while waiting for the cupcake cooling down completely.
  6. Put the frosting on the piping bag, I use the star piping tip to make a simple swirl cupcake frosting.
Recipe Notes
  • This wacky cupcake with sweet potato frosting will be best to serve it in the same day.
  • The wacky cupcake without frosting will last up to 4 days, keep it in the room temperature on a covered container.
  • The preparation time is only about 15 minutes, it does not include roasting the sweet potato and cooling times.

 

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One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com

 

One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com

This frosting is not loaded with sugar, the sweetness comes naturally from sweet potato, chocolate chip, and maple syrup. If you would like it more sweet taste, you can add any other sweetener or icing sugar half a cup at a time.
More of eggless sweet:

  • Eggless Fudgy Triple Chocolate Brownies
  • Flax Seed Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Sunflower Butter Flax Cookies

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One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com

One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com

One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com
One bowl dairy-free chocolate wacky cupcake with easy sweet potato frosting. The cake is made without egg and dairy. It is moist and delicious dark chocolate cake. Dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free. #wackycake #sweetpotatofrosting #dairyfreecupcake #egglesscupcake for full recipe on craftyforhome.com
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Comments

  1. Niki

    July 4, 2018 at 10:21 am

    I would never have thought to make frosting out of sweet potatoes! How unique! I bet it tastes delicious too!!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:12 pm

      Thank you, if you like sweet potato, then it is delicious, I personally love this frosting, as I don’t have to use bags of sugar icing.

      Reply
  2. Marcie

    July 4, 2018 at 11:46 am

    I’ve never heard of wacky cake before! What an interesting concept!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:11 pm

      Me neither, and it become my favorite chocolate cake now, no need egg and butter to make a delicious cake, it is a bonus for sure!

      Reply
  3. Mr. Healthy Juicing

    July 4, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe. Now I have new ideas to try.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:10 pm

      Thank you, there is always new ideas to try!

      Reply
      • Ruth

        July 15, 2018 at 4:03 am

        I love that it only uses one bowl! ? I’m guessing if you really wanted to you could use sweet potato baby food to make it faster.

        Reply
        • Crafty For Home

          July 16, 2018 at 9:07 am

          One bowl recipe is the best! I think sweet potato baby food is more runny consistency, by roasting the sweet potato first make the puree thicker! But you could try it using one!

          Reply
  4. Tairalyn Ciulla

    July 4, 2018 at 10:21 pm

    This actually sounds very delicious! I bet my girls would LOVE to make these! Im going to try it out.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:09 pm

      Thank you, yes please, I hope you like it as much as we do!

      Reply
  5. Indrani

    July 5, 2018 at 7:55 am

    I like it when I can eliminate sugar from my desserts. Sweet potato is an excellent substitution to it.
    I am definitely going to try this.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:07 pm

      Thank you, you can always have a sweet treat with no sugar loaded!

      Reply
  6. Cynthia Mackintosh

    July 5, 2018 at 11:14 am

    I would try this! I’ve made brownies with pureed carrots and spinach and they taste great!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:06 pm

      Oh, I love the idea of spinach and carrot on brownies, a great sneaky way for a picky eater, I have to try that one for sure!

      Reply
  7. Megan

    July 5, 2018 at 12:26 pm

    The presentation of these cupcakes is adorable. I especially love the cherry on top.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:05 pm

      Thank you, everything looks perfect when we put cherry on top, hehe

      Reply
  8. Maggie | TotallyTeenTravel.com

    July 5, 2018 at 4:57 pm

    Looks so yummy! I would never have considered sweet potato for frosting until now 😉

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:04 pm

      Thank you, you just make a sweet mashed potato, hehe

      Reply
  9. gail

    July 5, 2018 at 5:30 pm

    I’ve never heard of wacky cake! BUT I am making this!! OMG, sweet pot frosting?? Perfection!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:03 pm

      Thank you, yea I also had never heard one before, now I regret did not know this cake earlier!

      Reply
  10. Tamar @ Twinstant Gratification

    July 5, 2018 at 7:07 pm

    I can’t wait to try this recipe! I recently eliminated dairy from my diet and love looking for alternatives to enjoy favorite treats!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:02 pm

      Yes please, oh this wacky cake is absolutely moist and delicious, you won’t miss the chocolate cake that contain dairy after you try this!

      Reply
  11. Ili

    July 5, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    When I first saw this post i thought, sweet potato frosting… um, I’ll pass… But after reading through this article and seeing all of your pictures, I take that all back… Those cupcakes look absolutely amazing. I’ll definitely try this recipe in the near future… I’ll keep you updated… Thanks…

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 4:01 pm

      Thank you, yup, I still have few people in my house turn their nose off when they hear sweet potato too, but they are missing something good here, haha. Yes please keep me update!

      Reply
  12. Christa

    July 5, 2018 at 9:20 pm

    What a great dairy alternative! This is going to the bake soon list. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:59 pm

      Thank you, yes please, I hope you like it too! Having dairy allergy is challenging for sure!

      Reply
  13. Katy

    July 6, 2018 at 6:34 am

    Sweet potato frosting is a new one for me, but it looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:58 pm

      Thank you, it is new for me as well, but I love sweet potato on everything, lol

      Reply
  14. Kristi Ann

    July 6, 2018 at 8:20 am

    These sound really interesting and delicious, will need to give it a try!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:58 pm

      Thank you, yes please, I hope you like it too!

      Reply
  15. T.M. Brown

    July 6, 2018 at 9:33 am

    Hmmmm ~ sweet potato frosting. Now THAT sounds unique and interesting. May have to just give this one a try.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:57 pm

      Thank you, yes it is, no need a full bag of sugar icing to make a frosting!

      Reply
  16. Janine

    July 6, 2018 at 9:35 am

    Those look delicious! And I love the cherry on top!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:57 pm

      Thank you, well, got to use these yummy cherry for some reasons, hehe

      Reply
  17. Tina Tuszynski

    July 6, 2018 at 9:36 am

    Love the idea of sweet potato frosting! I’ve tried avocado frosting, and that was good but still needs some sweetening. I am mostly dairy free, so I generally use coconut milk in my baking.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      Love coconut milk on any cooking recipes, I use it a lot for soup too!

      Reply
  18. Stacey

    July 6, 2018 at 2:12 pm

    These look good! I’ve never made any sweets with sweet potatoes before. Looks yummy and helpful for those with allergens.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 3:55 pm

      Thank you, yes it is, living with food allergy is challenging when it come to a treat, hehe

      Reply
  19. Arianny Rodriguez

    July 6, 2018 at 5:01 pm

    So interesting! I love sweet potatoes and always trying out new recipes. Will try this!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 7:14 pm

      Thank you, sweet potato always good on any savory or sweet, hope you like it too!

      Reply
  20. Rebecca

    July 6, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    This is wacky! But sounds super intriguing. And your photos make the cupcakes look delicious. I’ll have to try them.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 7:13 pm

      Thank you, as wacky as can be, hehe. But seriously, chocolate cake is so easy this way! I hope you like it too!

      Reply
  21. Heidi

    July 6, 2018 at 6:16 pm

    These look so yummy!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 6, 2018 at 7:11 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  22. Verla

    July 7, 2018 at 5:43 pm

    How exciting to have sweet potato icing. I love it. Love that the elegant cup cakes are dairy free.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 8, 2018 at 10:28 am

      Thank you, it is totally possible to have dairy-free cupcake!

      Reply
  23. Tina

    July 7, 2018 at 8:52 pm

    Cooking and, especially, baking for allergies is difficult but it sounds like you are slaying it! I’m super intrigued by the frosting!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 8, 2018 at 10:24 am

      Thank you, it is quite challenging, especially for substitute some ingredients, the frosting hold up quite nicely!

      Reply
  24. Carlise Wynne

    July 9, 2018 at 11:00 am

    Ok, so what did your tiny person think of the texture? Mine is picky because of textures rather than flavors. Did it come out smooth and cake like, or more dense?

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 9, 2018 at 7:52 pm

      The cake is soft, chocolatey, and light. Just like a normal chocolate cake. You can even make it fudgy by adding melted chocolate to the batter before baking. She love it a lot, and she always ask me to bake it into a cake, or turn it into muffins, or baked donut.

      Reply
  25. Sarah

    July 9, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    I’d never heard of wacky cake before today. That’s really neat. I will definitely have to try these at some point. Funny story, I made my dog a birthday cake last year (and by cake I mean meatloaf, haha) and made sweet potato icing for it – just used mashed sweet potato and some coconut oil, she loved it!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 9, 2018 at 7:49 pm

      Thank you, I had never heard of this cake before either until few years ago when I bake one for my daughter’s birthday. Oh yea, sweet potato is so versatile and healthy for us and pet too!

      Reply
  26. Jenny

    July 9, 2018 at 3:27 pm

    Our daughter is dairy free too. I can’t wait to try this. We don’t give her a lot of sweets, and sometimes it’s just because she can’t eat it with the dairy. It’ll be so awesome to make her a little treat.
    Fingers crossed I have some baking skills though…

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 9, 2018 at 7:42 pm

      It is quite challenging with dairy allergy, because it can be on everything if we get it from store or bakery. Please try it because this cake is so easy and quick to make!

      Reply
  27. Lynelle | Mom Succeeds

    July 10, 2018 at 12:39 pm

    I have to tell you that I read the blog post’s title twice because of the “sweet potato frosting”. Ina, this is such a great idea and something that I can try with my kids who don’t like sweet potatoes.

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 11, 2018 at 4:50 pm

      Hehe, thank you, I know some people especially little kids will think twice when they hear sweet potato. Please try it, hope they like it as much as we do!

      Reply
  28. Ashley Reese

    July 19, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Yum! That’s so cool that the frosting has sweet potato in it!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      July 19, 2018 at 11:42 pm

      Thank you, yes, so, no need sugar loaded icing for frosting.

      Reply
  29. Holly Bird

    November 21, 2018 at 9:26 am

    OMG..sweet potato frosting!! I can’t wait to try this!! Thank you!!!

    Reply
    • Crafty For Home

      November 21, 2018 at 11:58 am

      Yes please, let me know how it goes, add more sweetener if you prefer sweeter, otherwise it is already sweet and perfect frosting consistency!

      Reply

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