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 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line muffin pan with paper liners.
• Whisk the soy milk and the vinegar together and let sit a few minutes until curdled.

IF USING MARGARINE:

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

IF USING OIL:

• 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.

• 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.