Your Basic (Vegan) Chocolate Cupcake
My best friend Christina is a vegan. I admire her for that. Although I love vegetables and fruits, I'm a meat and potatoes kinda girl.
She's always suggesting new recipies for me to try. Most of them have been very good. Some, not so much :) (ahem...chocolate "pudding" that's really mashed up avocadoes mixed with vanilla and cocoa powder!)
She told me about a cookbook called Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. She told me about how good these recipies were and how everyone that's tried them when she makes them loves them. So, I decided to get the book and put her "claims" to the test. I decided to try the Basic Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
The verdict? Delicious!! Holy cow, Anthony ate 3 of them in one day! I don't really even care for chocolate cake but I have to say, these were so good! VERY rich! I gave some to a friend of mine (so they wouldn't stay in our house) who has two kids and she said they all thought they were really good. So, thank you Christina for telling me about the cupcake book. I can't wait to try some different flavors!
Your Basic Chocolate Cupcake
1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
¾ cup granulated sugar
⅓ cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract, chocolate extract, or more vanilla extract (I used more vanilla)
1 cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup cocoa powder, Dutch-processed or regular
¾ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
2. Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl, and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. Add the sugar, oil, and vanilla extract, and other extract, if using, to the soy milk mixture and beat till foamy. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in two batches to wet ingredients and beat till no large lumps remain (a few tiny lumps are okay).
3. Pour into liners, filling three-quarters of the way. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer to cooling rack and let cool completely.
* I topped them with the Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
(recipe in a separate post)
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