vegan lemon/lime cupcakes with meringue topping

Name: vegan lemon/lime cupcakes with meringue topping
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice); juice of one lime, zested, or lemon, depending on preference; 1/2 cup coconut sugar, or sugar of choice; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2/3, 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour (or all purpose flour); 2 2/3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce (8 teaspoons); 2-4 tablespoons aquafaba, chickpea liquid, or make the whole can and make other meringues as well; 1.5 tablespoons sugar, or 1/2 cup for entire can of aquafaba; 1 tablespoon lemon juice, or one lemon's worth. if using a whole lemon, zest it as well.