141 Cals Protein Carbs Fats
PREP TIME:
20 mins
COOK TIME:
25 mins
TOTAL TIME:
1 hr
YIELD:26 SERVINGS
COURSE:Dessert
CUISINE:American
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.
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.
Serving: 1cupcake, Calories: 141kcalBlue Smart Points:4Green Smart Points:4Purple Smart Points:4Points +:4