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Skinny Red Velvet Cupcakes
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Red Velvet Cake is my weakness and I can't think of a better cake to eat on Valentine's Day. Topped with low fat cream cheese frosting you wouldn't even know these are light.
Prep Time:
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
25
minutes
mins
Total Time:
1
hour
hr
Yield:
26
servings
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
1 1/2
cups
cake flour
1
cup
white whole wheat flour
(or GF flour)
1
cup
sugar
1
tbsp
unsweetened dutch-process cocoa
1
tsp
salt
1
tsp
baking powder
1
tsp
baking soda
1
tsp
white vinegar
1/2
cup
unsweetened apple sauce
1/4
cup
butter
(softened)
1
egg
2
egg whites
2
tsp
vanilla
1 1/3
cup
light buttermilk
1
tbsp
red food coloring
Low Fat Cream Cheese Frosting
8
oz
1/3 fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1
cup
powdered sugar
1
tsp
vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350.
Line cupcake tins with liners.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together flours, salt, cocoa, and baking powder.
In another large bowl beat sugar, applesauce and butter.
Beat in eggs and vanilla.
In a separate bowl mix baking soda and vinegar.
Add half of the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, mix well.
Add buttermilk, red food coloring and mix well.
Add the remaining dry ingredients and fold in vinegar and baking soda.
Pour in prepared cupcake liners 3/4 of the way.
Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool, then frost with low fat cream cheese frosting.
Low Fat Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.
Notes
Makes 26 cupcakes.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cupcake
,
Calories:
137
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
23.5
g
,
Protein:
3
g
,
Fat:
4
g
,
Saturated Fat:
2.5
g
,
Cholesterol:
18
mg
,
Sodium:
170.5
mg
,
Fiber:
1
g
,
Sugar:
13.5
g
- WW Points:
7