In a bowl, sift together the ground oats, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
In another bowl, add the date paste, applesauce, vanilla extract, hot water and hot milk. Stir well to combine.
Bring together the dry and wet ingredients, and mix everything gently with a spatula just to combine.
Line your muffin pan with paper cups for easy removal.
Pour a spoonful of the batter into each muffin cup.
Bake your cupcakes for 18-20 minutes at 350F (180C), you shouldn't over-bake the cupcakes.
Remove from the pan and allow to cool.
Using a piping bag and decorating tip frost your cupcakes, or just spread the frosting on each cupcake with a knife.
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NUTRITIONAL INFO (vegan chocolate frosting, per cupcake):140 calories, fat 4.6g, carb 24g, protein 4.9gNUTRITIONAL INFO (pumpkin chocolate frosting, per cupcake):135 calories, fat 5.5g, carb 21.5g, protein 3.4g