Test run of Chocolate beer and Blueberry pancake!!!

Chocolate Beer and Blueberry Pancake were both a hit! Both of these will be making an appearance this weekend at beer revolution which was so much fun last week! The Chocolate beer definitely has a beer taste, not supper strong though but if you don't like beer this might not be the one for you. Blueberry Pancake on the other hand, yum who doesn't like pancakes. Well actually my boyfriend doesn't like pancakes but he loved these. (and so did everyone else at my work!)

Blueberry Pancake

The cake recipe:

In a small bowl add:
1 cup of soy milk
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar

whisk for about 30 seconds and then set aside for about ten minutes

in a large bowl add:
1 1/3 cups of flour
3/4 a teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

give a good whisk to make sure everything is all mixed in!

add to the soy milk vinegar mixture:
3/4 cup of sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon of lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon of butter flavor (or if you don't want to use that instead of oil you use vegan margarine)
give a good whisk now add your wet to the dry and fill your cupcakes pan!

bake at 350 for 17-20 minutes

let cool for about 3-4 minutes before making a hole in each for the filling

filling:
5 ounces of wild blueberry preserves
zest of half a lemon
2 tablespoons of lemon juice

frosting:
in a large bowl or mixer combine:
1/2 cup margarine
2 cups powder sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1-2 tablespoons of soy milk

mix until fluffy
(always have extra powder sugar on hand because you always want to make sure your frosting is not to wet)