Vegan Golden Vanilla Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup soymilk
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/3 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350F and line muffin pan with paper liners.

2. 2

   Whisk the soy milk and the vinegar together and let sit a few minutes until curdled.

3. 3

   IF USING MARGARINE:.

4. 4

   Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl and mix.

5. 5

   In a separate large bowl,use a handheld mixer at medium speed to cream the margarine and sugar for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy, but don't beat past 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and other extract, if using, alternate beating in the soy milk mixture and the dry ingredients, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times.

6. 6

   IF USING OIL:

7. 7

   Beat together the soy milk mixture, oil, sugar, vanilla, and other extracts, if using, in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix until no large lumps remain.

8. 8

   Fill cupcake liners two-thirds of the way and bake for 20 to 22 minutes till done. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.