Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
These spongy chocolate cupcakes have a tangy twist to them that will keep you reaching for more.
Course
Dessert
Servings
Prep Time
12
cupcakes
10
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
12
cupcakes
10
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Ingredients
1
cup
soy milk
1
teaspoon
apple cider vinegar
3/4
cup
Granulated Sugar
1/3
cup
vegetable oil
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 1/2
teaspoons
orange extract
1
cup
All-Purpose Flour
1/3
cup
cocoa powder
I used Hershey’s
3/4
teaspoon
baking soda
1/2
teaspoon
baking powder
1/4
teaspoon
Salt
Orange Vanilla “Buttercream”
3
cups
confectioners sugar
3
tbsps
vegan butter
4
tbsps
non-dairy milk
2
tsp
vanilla extract
2
tsp
orange extract
Instructions
Cupcake
Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake sheet
Whisk together the milk and the vinegar in a large bowl and then allow to sit and curdle for a few minutes
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt
Come back to the milk and vinegar bowl and add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract, orange extract and beat it until foamy
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until no large lumps remain
Pour batter into liners about 3/4 of the way and bake four about twenty minutes. Check with a toothpick to make sure it comes out clean.
Transfer to a cooling rack.
Frosting
Combine all of the frosting ingredients into a mixing bowl
Beat until smooth
Once the cupcakes are cool you can frost them. Store any extra frosting in the fridge along with any uneaten cupcakes.