Slim Girl Cupcake

People in NYC are very serious about St. Patrick's Day.  They love to turn everything green.  Beer, bagels, baked goods...
I had to get on that wagon.
I was practically forced on the wagon, to tell you the truth.  I am not Irish, but, if you live within a 4 mile radius of St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue, well,
you are going to celebrate St. Patrick's day with everybody.
New York City loves to party.

So, I joined in with some naturally colored green cupcakes.
Please though, you can't lose your head just because it is a party, and start using any old food coloring.
I used India Tree natural food decorating color which only contains vegetable colorants.

Okay, so St. Patrick's day is only one day of the year.  Green is fun for sure, but what I really care about is what is underneath the vegan buttercream frosting.

Slim Girl Cupcake!
This cupcake is a sweet, moist, vanilla cake. Go ahead and indulge in one, you'll still be able to get your skinny jeans on in the morning.
There isn't anything in this little cake that is going to make you feel guilty.
I like to use chocolate vegan buttercream frosting as much as the green stuff... Yum!

Slim Girl (or Guy) Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a cupcake tin with paper liners.

Sift into a medium size bowl:

3/4 cup organic all-purpose flour

1/2 organic pastry flour

3/4 cup organic sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 tsp. kosher salt

2 tablespoon potato starch

Whisk those together after sifting.

In a separate bowl, whisk together:

1/3 cup organic canola oil

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Pour the oil mixture plus:

1 cup seltzer water

at the same time into the dry ingredients.

This will cause a lot of fizz.  Very gently, just incorporate the flour mixture.
There will be lumps like pancake batter;  you want this.
Do not over mix this, all your fun bubbles will pop and the cake will not rise properly.

Pour the batter 2/3 of the way full into your prepared muffin tins.

Bake at 350 degrees, for 15-17 minutes. The cupcakes are done when they feel slightly springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.   

Remove the pan and place on wire rack.  Allow cupcakes to sit in pan 3-5 minutes, then gently remove them to cool completley on the wire rack.
Wait for them to cool, sister.  Cupcakes are worthless warm!

When cool, frost any way that makes you happy!  Even just a dusting of organic confectioner's sugar and a few strawberries will be delicious!  

Note: Please see the recipe under cupcakes:
Some More Cupcakes Please, for the recipe for vegan chocolate buttercream.

Or

To frost with vanilla and then color your heart happy, see:
Mahogany Red Velvet Cupcake for the vanilla buttercream recipe.