Chocolate Cupcakes with Mocha Frosting!!

Coffee + Chocolate + Cupcakes = Delicious! These cupcakes are so so so yummy. The frosting is even better! They're easy to make and irresistible. I made these for my friend, Bre's 23rd birthday! Enjoy!

Makes 12 cupcakes.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour (Sift before you measure)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (I use Starbucks Via)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup light coconut milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

This is what you do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, espresso, and salt.
In another bowl, mix coconut milk, vegetable oil, vinegar, and vanilla together.

Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until incorporated.

 Add batter to cupcake pan, and fill about 3/4ths full. Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick comes clean.
Let cool for 30 minutes.

Mocha Frosting ingredients:
1/3 cup vegan butter, softened
1/3 cup coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-2 teaspoons espresso powder
1/4 cup cocoa powder
about 2 cups powdered sugar (depending on how thick you like your frosting)

What to do:
Mix all ingredeients. Add powdered sugar last. Powdered sugar is hard to measure out for frosting, so just keep adding until it's at the consistency you want.
Frost cupcakes! (Wait until the cupcakes are completely cool, or the frosting will melt right off!)