chocolate orange cupcakes with orange buttercream

chocolate and orange. another one of life's greatest combinations. 

cupcakes:

1 C soy milk
1 t apple cider vinegar
3/4 C sugar
1/3 C vegetable oil
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 t chocolate extract
1 C flour
1/3 C cocoa
3/4 t baking soda
1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 T orange peel
chocolate chips

preheat the oven to 350 and line muffin pan with cupcake liners


whisk together soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. once curdled, add sugar, oil, vanilla extract and chocolate extract. mix until foamy. 


in a separate bowl, mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt and orange peel. 


add dry ingredients to wet and mix well. 


fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. add a few chocolate chips to the top of each cupcake and bake for 20 minutes.

*makes one dozen cupcakes

frosting:

1/4 C shortening
1/4 C margarine, softened
2 C powdered sugar
1 T orange extract
1 t vanilla

in a small bowl, cream together shortening and margarine until well combined. 


add powdered sugar in 1/2 cup increments until all incorporated. 


add extracts and mix until creamy and fluffy. 


wait until cupcakes have completely cooled before adding frosting