GoGirl Energy Drink Cupcakes

These cupcakes were created with a recipe all my own (although very similar to the tangerine-almond cupcakes I created earlier). The secret ingredient this time is the addition of 1/4 cup of GoGirl Energy Drink, a bright pink energy drink marketed primarily at a female audience; however both genders can safely consume GoGirl Energy Drinks. Since GoGirl is lightly carbonated, these cupcakes were able to rise nicely.

I also used my new heart shaped silicone cupcake molds. The actual cupcakes stuck to the molds a little bit because I forgot to spray them with PAM. (I usually don't spray my cupcake liners with PAM). The silicone molds were a pain to clean because of the tiny ridges along the outer edges of the cupcakes, but I'd use them again on occasion (perhaps for Valentine's Day).

GoGirl Energy Drink Cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:

1/6 cup canola oil
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup soy yogurt
1/3 cup soymilk
¼ cup GoGirl Energy Drink
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup almond powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.

In a large bowl, stir together oil, sugar, yogurt, and soymilk. Add GoGirl, and vanilla. Sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in two batches, mixing well after each addition. Add almond flour, and add a tablespoon more of GoGirl if your batter looks too dense.

Fill cupcake liners ¾ full, and bake for 20 minutes.


GoGirl glaze:

1 cup confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon GoGirl

Put sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the GoGirl until smooth.

Put on cooled cupcakes.