Cake Ingredients:
1cup soy milk
1tsp. apple cider vinegar
1¼cups all-purpose flour
2Tbsp. cornstarch
¾tsp. baking powder
½tsp. baking soda
¼tsp. salt (increase salt to ½ teaspoon if you’re using oil instead of margarine)
½cup non-hydrogenated margarine, softened, or ⅓ cup canola oil
¾cup sugar
2tsp. vanilla extract
¼tsp. almond extract, caramel extract, or more vanilla extract
Steps
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
Whisk the soy milk and vinegar in a measuring cup and set aside for a few minutes to get good and curdled. If using margarine: Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and mix. In a separate large bowl, use a handheld mixer at medium speed to cream the margarine and sugar for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy. (Don’t beat past 2 minutes.) Beat in the vanilla and other extract, if using, then alternate beating in the soy milk mixture and dry ingredients, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times.
If using oil: Beat together the soy milk mixture, oil, sugar, vanilla, and other extracts, if using, in a large bowl. Sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and mix until no large lumps remain.
Fill cupcake liners two-thirds of the way and bake for 20 to 22 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack, and let cool completely before frosting.

1/4 c soy milk

4 oz semi-sweet chocolate

2 tbsp pure maple syrup

Bring milk to a gentle boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat, add chocolate and maple syrup. Mix till smooth.