So I tried melissa's chocolate cake recipe, but I changed things up a bit. I didn't use the optional vegan chocolate chips and instead of making it a cake I made it into one dozen cupcakes. Also after filling each cupcake 2/3 full with the mix I added a dollop of raspberry preserve. When the cupcakes rise the preserve stays in the middle and makes a nice filling. Also since adding a filling I chose not to do a heavy frosting and just dusted the tops with confectioner sugar instead. The cake recipe did make a nice fluffy chocolate cupcake but even with the raspberry filling I found it a bit bland. Next time I try the recipe perhaps I'll add the optional chocolate chips and see if that makes it a bit sweeter.
Just a side note- is confectioner sugar vegan? or is it bleached using un-vegan means? This is something I will have to investigate.
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