Vegan chocolate cupcakes

I was in the mood for something sweet after dinner so I whipped up the following recipe (courtesy of chow.com):

Ingredients:

1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, chocolate extract, or more vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder, Dutch-processed or regular
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

* Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners.
* Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar in a large bowl, and set aside for a few minutes to curdle.
* Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and other extract, if using, to the soy milk mixture and beat until foamy.
* In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in two batches to wet ingredients and beat until no large lumps remain (a few tiny lumps are OK).
* Pour into liners (or greased muffin/cupcake pan), filling 3/4 of the way. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
* Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.

They've just come out of the oven and are cooling as we speak. Mmm...they smell delicious. Can't wait to frost them and have one with a cup of caramel rooibos tea. :)