Chocolate Cupcakes

I love these easy cupcakes. The recipe makes about a dozen. After you make the batter and pour it into the pan, you can top the cupcakes with a dollop of jelly or some chocolate chips. That's a nice alternative to having to deal with making icing, and these cupcakes are usually pretty moist.

In a small bowl or measuring cup mix:

3/4 cup of soy milk
1/4 cup water (you can also use all water)
1 tsp vinegar ( I like balsamic with the chocolate but you can also use apple cider or white)

and let that sit a moment

while you use a larger mixing bowl to mix:

3/4 cup of sugar
1/4 cup of oil

stir the sugar and oil vigorously or use an electric mixer and add

1 tsp of vanilla

then combine in a small bowl or measuring cup

1/3 c of cocoa
1 cup of flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda


add the water/milk/vinegar mixture from above to the sugar/oil
and sift in the flour/cocoa mixture

mix until combined
pour into cupcake liners (I like silicon)
bake at 350ºF for 19-21 minutes - use a cake tester