Cooking For My Classmates

Cooking For My Classmates
 
 I have never tried to bake anything vegan. I have to admit I was a little nervous to step out of my comfort zone of conventional baking with real butter and whole cream. After looking through many recipes, I decided upon Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes using the recipe below: 
 
Vegan Chocolate Cake (veganbaking.net)

• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup warm water (or coffee)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon white or apple cider vinegar

 
 

Preheat oven to 350 °

I placed all of the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl (four, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt). The ingredients were blended well using a fork and I removed as many lumps as possible. I used a dark blend for the cocoa. I also added 1/2 cup of cocoa instead of what the recipe calls for, because I like a rich chocolate flavor in my cupcakes.
 Next, I mixed all of the liquid ingredients into bowl with the dry. I used coffee instead of water as the recipe suggested because why not mix two of my most favorite food items. I also added the vanilla extract, vegetable oil and vinegar. Once completely mixed, the batter had a thick and glossy appearance.
 

I filled the cupcake trays which were already pre-set with recycled cupcake liners. Each liner was filled to about 3/4 of the way full. Sorry there is no picture for this step, the kitchen got busy and I forgot. I slid the tray into the oven and set the timer for 30 minutes, per recipe.
I waited in anticipation to see how they were going to bake. My biggest worry was they wouldn't rise. I like my cupcakes to have a nice rounded top. The timer finally went off and I was pleasantly surprised to have these. I am excited to share my cooking experience with the class on Tuesday.