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Chocolate Cupcakes, originally uploaded by speedvegan.

I wanted to make ‘real’ cupcakes. When I say ‘real’ I mean with real sugar. I asked Jose if he’d like some (dumb question) and he seemed very excited, so I made cupcakes. I tasted them just to make sure they weren’t a mistake like some of my other experiments. I wasn’t completely satisfied, but Jose loved them so i decided to blog the recipe.

1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar or substitute
1 1/2 cups soymilk
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp coconut extract

Frosting:
1/4 cup non-hydrogenated margarine
1/4 cup non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon juice

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In large bowl, mx together dry ingredients.

3. In separate bowl, combine liquid ingredients.

4. Stir liquid into dry ingredients until blended.

5. Spray muffin cups with nonstick spray or line with paper cupcake liners and fill with 1/4 cup batter.

6. Bake for 20 minutes.

7. Allow to cool. Remove from pan and place on a rack for 10+ minutes before frosting.

To make the frosting, mix all ingredients together until fluffy. I got 18 cupcakes out of this recipe. If you want to make white cupcakes, just replace the cocoa powder with more flour. Hooray for vegan cupcakes !