Vanilla Birthday Cupcakes

For my birthday, I wanted to make the classic vanilla cupcake! After perusing the internet, I found a recipe that was easy to tweak. It was so easy and they turned out great...slightly different than a typical cupcake... but still very sugary and delicious!

Ingredients:
Cupcake:
- 1 3/4 cup of gluten-free all purpose flour ( I used Arrowhead Mills from Whole Foods)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp vinegar (this is essential!)
- 5 Tbsp Canola Oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 1 tsp xanthan gum (available at whole foods)
- 1 cup of water
Icing:
- 3 cups of Powdered Sugar
- 2/3 cup of non-dairy margarine (Earth Balance from Whole Foods is the best!)
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1-2 tsp of water (as needed for consistency)

What to Do:
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.
Mix wet ingredients in a separate bowl and stir to combine.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until you get a smooth batter. Do not beat.
Pour into greased cupcake pan. It should make about 12 cupcakes.

While they are baking, mix the frosting using a hand-held mixer or standing mixer. When they are done baking, remove and let cool before frosting.

Be sure and sprinkle them with sugar! Yummo.....

And there you have it, my birthday cupcakes! It may not look as glamorous as the bundt cake that my mom made but trust me, my little cupcakes were a hit!