Saturday, August 7, 2010

Chocolate + Ginger Cupcakes

These babies are amazing.... I was so in love when I made them for my birthday this year, so I thought I'd share the love

1 cup soy milk (non dairy milk)
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar (I used white cause I'm bad like that)
1/3 cup canola oil (I used rice bran oil)
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (I used that one with the little seeds in it)
2 tsp ground ginger
1/3+ cup finely chopped crystallized ginger (I use the one thats soaked in glucose syrup not the one with the sugar on the outside)
1 cup all purpose flour (wheat/ G/F)
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

** I usually over estimate the soda & powder

Oven 180 = 12 normal size cupcakes
* whisk soy milk + vinegar = curdle
* add sugar, oil + vanilla extract + ginger powder and beat till foamy
* sift dry ingredients into a seperate container and add in 2 batches to wet to avoid lumps
* beat till the lumps you couldn't avoid are gone (can make a few bubbles but don't over beat too much it makes them flat)
* mix in crystalized ginger
* fill 3/4 way full into lined tin
* bake 18-20 (toothpick test)

You can also make them into mini cupcakes, just cook for less time.

Enjoy x

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