Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes

Submitted by Smileyfroggy

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 20-40

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2⁄3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons applesauce
• 2 1⁄4 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda

directions

1. Mix dry ingredients.
2. Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
3. Bake in greased muffin tins at 375 for 25 minutes.

Reviews

[Ms Yanover]

Perfectly lovely, especially considering they are virtually fat-free.

 

[kokeshi doll]

I modified this recipe a bit. I used oil instead of applesauce, part non dairy milk and part water, decreased the vinegar to 1 T., which was enough to activate the baking soda, and added 1/2 tsp. baking powder and an extra 1/2 tsp. salt. The result was delicious cupcakes. They didn't have domed tops, but rather had slightly rounded tops which in my experience is typical of vegan cupcakes.

 

[seven.ensslin]

Well, I gave it one star ["didn't like it"] because there was no other option that could translate my feelings regarding these "cupcakes;" this term being used extremely loosely. Perhaps a more fitting term would be Satan Lumps. Aside from the introductory distaste of vinegar (an ingredient best left to a salad or pasta dish), the Satan Lumps lacked overall flavor. However, what they lacked in flavor, they more than made up for in amorphous, gelatinous pure-evil. I feel uncomfortable dredging up the memories from this ill-fated venture in the kitchen, which I believe to now be unusable. A warning of the terrifying nature of these "cupcakes" would have been much appreciated. I, thus, feel obliged to herald just a cry to other baking adventurers. Please don't make these "cupcakes." You've been warned.

 

[freeradical]

These are great. Even my anti-vegetarian mother loved them! I halved the recipe and it made 12 perfect cupcakes.

 

[Jessiica]

Great vegan cupcakes! I was hoping they'd be good, but since most vegan recipes are on the 'iffy' side I was a but skeptic to try these. But they turned out great.