Vegan Chocolate Cupcake

This is very moist and chocolaty vegan cupcake.

Ingredients

Hot water - 3/4 cup

Apple sauce - 1/4 cup

Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup

Vanilla extract - 2 tsp

White or cider vinegar - 1 tsp

All purpose flour - 1 cup

Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1/4 cup + 2 TBSP (refer Dutch cocoa powder)

Sugar - 3/4 cup

Mini chocolate chips - 1/2 cup (optional)

Salt - 1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Frosting with Vegan Chocolate Buttercream

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. 

2. Line a cupcake pan with liners. 

3. In a large bowl, whisk all wet ingredients. Let sit at least 10 minutes.

4. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and then pour wet into dry, stir just until evenly mixed.

5. Fill the cupcake liner up 2/3 of the way at most. 

6. Bake 20 minutes on the center rack. Let cool. These taste even better the next day, and the liners will peel off easily after a day.