Chess Cupcakes

These cupcakes were made for a special Cupcake Chess match. The rules of cupcake chess are exactly the same as regular chess, but with a couple key differences:

1. When you capture one of your opponents pieces, you must eat it, or find someone to eat it.
2. A couple extra queen cupcakes must be made for pawn promotions. If you run out of the appropriate color of queens for pawn promotions, no more can be made.
3. You may allow some of your pieces to be captured so you can eat them.


The following cupcake recipes are from Vegan Cupakes Take Over the World:

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes
makes 24 mini-cupcakes

1 cup soymilk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/6 cup canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Golden Vanilla Cupcakes
makes 24 mini-cupcakes

1 cup soymilk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/6 cup canola oil
2 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Follow the same procedure for both the Chocolate Mint and Golden Vanilla Cupcake Recipes.

Preheat oven to 325°F and line muffin tin with cupcake liners.

Whisk soymilk and vinegar together and set aside for a few minutes to curdle.

Add sugar, oil, and vanilla extract. Beat until foamy.

Sift together remaining ingredients and add in two batches to wet ingredients. Beat well and fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. Bake 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.