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Chocolate Cupcakes

From cooks.com

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vinegar

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Pour the dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix.
3. Add the oil, water and vinegar. Use an electric mixer to mix well - the mixture should be smooth with no lumps.
4. Pour mixture into a greased cupcake tin and bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cupcake comes out clean.

White Cake Vegan Cupcakes

From veganmeat.com recipes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup soy milk, or fat-free rice milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/4 cup melted shortening
• 1 egg substitute

1. Preheat over to 350 F.
2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
3. Combing remaining ingredients, and add to flour mixture. Beat for 2 minutes.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out dry.

Gingerbread Cupcakes

From cupcake-creations.com

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 1/2 oz. butter, softened
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tbsp. corn syrup

1. Preheat the over to 330 F.
2. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
3. Sift the flours, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a large bowl.
4. Add the remaining ingredients.
5. Using an electric mixer, beat until combined and lightens in color.
6. Divide the mixture evenly between the cake cases.
7. Bake for 30 minutes.

Chocolate Frosting

From hersheys.com.

Ingredients:

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
• 2/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Melt butter in a bowl.
2. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed.
3. Stir in vanilla.

Vanilla Frosting

From hillbillyhousewife.com

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup soft or melted margarine
• Good dash salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar

1. In a medium-sized bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Mix until smooth.
2. This frosting can also be combined with food coloring to create different effects.