The Lazy Vegetarian: Cocoa Cayenne Cupcakes

I wanted to share this delicious recipe for organic cocoa cayenne cupcakes. The mix I bought is a product made by Simply Organic.

The ingredients:

Organic Fair Trade Certified cane sugar, organic rice flour, organic Fair Trade Certified Dutch cocoa, baking soda, xanthan gum, organic cayenne, sea salt, monocalcium phosphate, organic cornstarch.

Not only is it organic but gluten free too!

These cupcakes are very different because they may look like ordinary chocolate cupcakes but the cayenne adds a major kick.

The mix can be bought at Trader Joes and also on the Simply Oranic website:

http://www.simplyorganic.com/products.php?ct=sobaking&cn=Cocoa+Cayenne+Cupcake+Mix&fb_source=message

And to make them VEGAN use powdered egg replacer equivalent to two eggs and soy butter

For these cupcakes I would definitely recommend some frosting to balance out the spiciness.

For vegan cream cheese frosting you'll need:

¼ cup non-hydrogenated margarine (softened)

¼ cup vegan cream cheese , softened (Tofutti)

2 cups confectioners' sugar , sifted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Or for those who'd like buttercream frosting:

1/2 cup nonhydrogenated shortening

1/2 cup nonhydrogenated margarine

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted if clumpy

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup plain soy milk or soy creamer

Instructions:

Beat the shortening and margarine together until well combined and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat for about 3 more minutes. Add the vanilla and soy milk, and beat for another 5 to 7 minutes until fluffy.

Or you can just buy some fluffy whipped Pillsbury frosting to make it easy.

A picture of the finished product...