Egg- and Dairy-free Chocolate Cupcakes

Time for a family celebration, so I made some chocolate cupcakes for the vegan carnivore with the help of the carnivore's big sister. It rated pretty highly on bestrecipes so I thought it would be a safe enough experiment. And sure enough, it worked! I made half the recipe and made 20 small cupcakes.

Got to love recipes that work first time and don't need an egg beater! A nice one to cook with kids.

http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Egg-and-Dairy-Free-Chocolate-Cake-L6971.html

Ingredients (half-batch)
1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup caster sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup canola oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method

1. Line cupcake tin with patty pans and pre-heat oven to 160° Celsius fan force (or 180°C bake)
2. Sift flour, cocoa, caster sugar and salt into a large bowl.
3. Add remaining ingredients and mix well (a spoon will do).
4. Pour mixture into a prepared patty pans.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until cooked through.