Chocolate Cupcakes for Almost Everybody

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   Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare a dozen muffin cups either outfit a muffin pan with paper or foil liners, or use a baking sheet and set out 12 paper liners nested inside foil liners, or else use silicone muffin cups.

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   In a large mixing bowl, stir together the soy or rice milk, vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.

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   In another bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

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   Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, pausing two or three times to stir, and keep stirring until all the large lumps are gone.

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   Pour the batter into the cupcake liners until they are about two-thirds full.

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   Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

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   Cool on a wire rack.

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   When cool, whisk the chocolate glaze ingredients until smooth and spread the glaze on the cupcakes.

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   If you choose, top with sprinkles.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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