This is a very old post from 2009 when I first tried Isa Chandra Moskowitz's chocolate cake recipe in the form of Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes. It's a very good vegan recipe, and I've since made it numerous times with various frostings. I'll update with some new frostings soon.
Double Batch Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World!
Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
2 cups (480 ml) soy milk (these days I use almond milk)
2 teaspoon (10 ml) apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar
2 cups (9 oz/250 grams) all-purpose flour
⅔ cup (60 grams) unsweetened natural cocoa powder (Dutch is okay too)
1 ½ teaspoon (7 ml) baking soda
1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking powder
½ teaspoon (2 ml) salt
1 ½ cup (295 grams) granulated sugar
⅔ cup (180 ml) vegetable oil
1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
Fluffy Frosting
½ cup (98 grams) Spectrum or other non-hydrogenated shortening
½ cup (114 grams) Earth Balance or other non-hydrogenated margarine
3 ½ cups powdered sugar (about a pound)
1 ½ teaspoons (7 ml) vanilla extract
¼ cup (60 ml) soy milk
(For chocolate frosting, add about half cup of cocoa powder or to taste)
Preheat oven to 350°F (176 C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
Stir or whisk whatever non dairy milk you are using and vinegar together in a large mixing bowl. Let it sit for a few minutes to curdle.
Meanwhile, thoroughly mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
Stir the sugar, oil and vanilla into the soy milk mixture and whisk until foamy.
Add half of the dry mixture (flour etc.) to wet mixture and stir very well until mixed – batter might be slightly lumpy, but try to remove the big lumps. Add remaining flour mixture and stir until mixed. Pour batter into muffin cups dividing evenly between all 24 cups and bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Recipe
Double Batch Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 2 cups 480 ml soy milk (these days I use almond milk)
- 2 teaspoon 10 ml apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar
- 2 cups 9 oz/250 grams all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup 60 grams unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon 7 ml baking soda
- 1 teaspoon 5 ml baking powder
- ½ teaspoon 2 ml salt
- 1 ½ cup 295 grams granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup 180 ml vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon 5 ml vanilla extract
Fluffy Frosting
- ½ cup 98 grams Spectrum or other non-hydrogenated shortening
- ½ cup 114 grams Earth Balance or other non-hydrogenated margarine
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar about a pound
- 1 ½ teaspoons 7 ml vanilla extract
- ¼ cup 60 ml soy milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176 C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Stir or whisk whatever non dairy milk you are using and vinegar together in a large mixing bowl. Let it sit for a few minutes to curdle.
- Meanwhile, thoroughly mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- Stir the sugar, oil and vanilla into the soy milk mixture and whisk until foamy.
- Add half of the dry mixture (flour etc.) to wet mixture and stir very well until mixed – batter might be slightly lumpy, but try to remove the big lumps. Add remaining flour mixture and stir until mixed. Pour batter into muffin cups dividing evenly between all 24 cups and bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- To make the frosting, beat together the vegan butter and shortening. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, scraping bowl often. Gradually beat in the soymilk. Add flavorings and beat until light and fluffy. For chocolate frosting, add cocoa powder to taste (up to ½ cup).
lorijade
I love cupcakes. In france, it's very fashion!
jennywenny
Sorry about the mouthguard, thats frustrating for fuzz.
I also made these cupcakes at the weekend and did a similar frosting but I thought it tasted horrible. I was making a soup with coconut milk and it occurred to me that a coconut cream frosting would probably be nicer and tastier.
I'm also hoping to find a vegan almond/coconut cupcake which I think might go nicely with a coconut milk/chocolate frosting. I'd love to hear if you have any ideas!!
Elyse
Hope Fuzz is feeling better!! Tongue-guard schmong-guard, she's precious no matter what! And I'm sure these cupcakes were a great distraction. They look delicious!!
Anna
Hi Shannon,
I'll tell Fuzz a friend of mine's little girl had one too. That will make her feel better. No, we don't have to turn this thing with a key.
shannon abdollmohammadi
Anna,
My girl had the tounge gard when she was 6 or 7 (can't remember). She hated it so much because she thought she looked like a vampire. Do you have to turn the little thing with the key?
PS the cupcakes look like they were a ton of fun.
Tracy
Orthodontia is not much fun. Hang in there fuzz.
Interesting thing about the tongue guard. My brother had a tongue thrust when he was little and some kind of a speech therapist came to our house every week or so and worked with him to fix it. It's interesting how the approaches change over the years.
Todd
Cupcakes without meat in them? Surely, you jest.
HeartofGlass
I'm very sorry to hear about Fuzz and the tongue guard, but glad you were able to take her mind off of it with such a lovely and tasty burst of creativity.
barb
Anna~
Feel free to deliver a lovley cupcake to an apt complex off parmer!..:) haha
Hope you have a great Easter Sunday
Barb
Kerstin
Fuzz and her friend did a lovely job decorating! I hope she feels better about the tongue guard soon - I'm sure she'll adjust quickly 🙂
Kiersten
Mmm, I love that recipe. Love the colored sprinkles on top.
snooky doodle
these look delicious. I bet fuzz enjoyed making these nice idea 🙂
Katrina
Great job Fuzz and friend! Mmmm!
clumbsycookie
The girls did a nice job! I've eaten vegan treats sometimes and never complain ;). I hope feels better about her tongue guard, I've also had one but mine was only during the night, so that was better. I had to use one cause my dentist said I have a very nervous tongue :O!
Louise
I doubt the omnivores would realize they're eating chocolate cupcakes meant for vegans. Nice job!!
VeggieGirl
Lovely cupcakes that they made!!
Sue
This looks like it was a fun activity! Tell Fuzz and her friend that they did a nice job.
🙂
Funny, I was thinking about chocolate cupcakes last night too.