Double Chocolate-coffee Vegan Cupcakes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup strong coffee, cooled
• 1 cup vegetable oil (light-tasting, like canola or safflower)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 prepare coffee ahead of time and let cool (or it will melt the chocolate chips!).
• 2 combine the dry ingredients (flour to brown sugar) in a large bowl. add the wet and mix until well-combined and smooth.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°f prepare your muffin tins with liners, or grease them.
• 4 now you can choose to: a) add the chocolate chips directly into the batter, or b) save them to sprinkle on top of the filled muffin cups, in lieu of a frosting.
• 5 bake 25-30 minutes, or until the toothpick test proves them done.
• 6 remove from oven, let cool at least 10 minutes, and frost or enjoy as they are. :).