I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m rubbish at making cakes. I don’t know why I bother most of the time because with amount of sugar and other crap in them, I can only have one and then I have to give the rest away. (Living clean and training dirty!) I can’t decorate them to save my life either which is why they look like a five year old has made them. Meh! They tasted good and that’s all that really matters. The below recipe is from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World.

Frosting Ingredients:

½             cup nonhydrogenated shortening (Trex)

½             cup nonhydrogenated margarine

3½          cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted (Caster sugar)

1½          tsp. vanilla extract

¼             cup plain soy milk or soy creamer

1              tsp. red food colouring

Cupcake Ingredients:

1              cup soy milk

1              tsp. apple cider vinegar

1¼          cups all-purpose flour

2              Tbsp. cornstarch

¾             tsp. baking powder

½             tsp. baking soda

¼             tsp. salt (increase salt to ½ teaspoon if you’re using oil instead of margarine)

½             cup non-hydrogenated margarine, softened, or ⅓ cup canola oil

¾             cup sugar

2              tsp. vanilla extract

¼             tsp. almond extract, caramel extract, or more vanilla extract

 

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.

Whisk the soy milk and vinegar in a measuring cup and set aside for a few minutes to get good and curdled.

If using margarine: Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and mix.

In a separate large bowl, use a handheld mixer at medium speed to cream the margarine and sugar for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy. (Don’t beat past 2 minutes.) Beat in the vanilla and other extract, if using, then alternate beating in the soy milk mixture and dry ingredients, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times.

If using oil: Beat together the soy milk mixture, oil, sugar, vanilla, and other extracts, if using, in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and mix until no large lumps remain.

Fill cupcake liners two-thirds of the way and bake for 20 to 22 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack, and let cool completely before frosting.