Thursday, August 12, 2010

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes!!!

Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes
CAKE INGREDIENTS:
2 cups Soy Milk

2 teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar

2 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour

2 cups Sugar

4 tablespoons Cocoa Powder

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 teaspoon Salt

2/3 cup Vegetable Oil
(I always replace 1/3 to 1/2 the total amount with applesauce) 
2 ounces Red Food Coloring
(Try to find natural coloring if you can)
4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
DIRECTIONS:
-Add Vinegar to Soy Milk, and set aside to curdle.
-Sift Flour, Sugar, Cocoa Powder, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt in a large bowl.
-Add Vegetable Oil, Food Coloring, and Vanilla Extract to the curdled Soy Milk, and mix.
-Pour liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients, and mix.
-Fill cupcake liners ¾ full.

-Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 20 minutes or until done.

Frosting
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup Margarine, room temperature

½ cup Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese, room temperature

2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

1 cup Confectioners Sugar (Less or more to your taste)
DIRECTIONS:
-Cream Margarine, Cream Cheese, and Vanilla Extract.
-Slowly mix the Confectioner’s Sugar into the creamed sugar, and then beat until smooth and fluffy.

-Frost cooled cupcakes.

-ENJOY!!!