Chocolate Cupcakes

March 13th: Baking

Natural sweeteners and benefits of Honey, Maple Syrup, dates etc.

Mini Chocolate cupcakes

Recipe

Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients 

1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted ~ doesn’t seem to matter if you use natural or Dutch processed

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup maple syrup

1 cup soy milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon rice vinegar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease 24 mini muffin tins.

In a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Melt the chocolate and oil in a medium sized bowl over a double boiler until perfectly smooth. Whisk the maple syrup into the chocolate mixture. In a third bowl whisk together the soy milk, vanilla and vinegar, then stir it into the chocolate mixture. gently whisk the wet mixture into the dry. Divide the batter into the muffin cups and bake for about 12 minutes or until the tester comes out clean.