Low Cal. Cupcakes

The only reason I have reservations about doing this is because you can't bake aspertame...it turns into a pretty dangerous chemical. I wonder if it works the same way with the soda? I'm thinking about doing this with diet coke with splenda.

Hi there...i did some digging around the net and this is what I found:

It appears that the reason aspartame it not always suitable for baking is that the breakdown will cause a lack of sweetness (so no danger there).

Also, this breakdown into aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol will occur in the body anyway, during digestion!

From aspartame.org:

“Upon digestion, aspartame breaks down into three components (aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol), which are then absorbed into the blood and used in normal body processes. Neither aspartame nor its components accumulate in the body. These components are used in the body in the same ways as when they are derived from common foods.

Further, the amounts of these components from aspartame are small compared to the amounts from other food sources. For example, a serving of nonfat milk provides about 6 times more phenylalanine and 13 times more aspartic acid compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage sweetened 100% with aspartame. Likewise, a serving of tomato juice provides about 6 times more methanol compared to an equivalent amount of diet beverage with aspartame.”

So if you’re going to eat food/drink containing aspartame, it’s just as safe to eat it after heating it i believe

hope this helps..

i'll be trying to put these together in a bit...hope it works lol

First, the undeniable facts. Aspartame is made of three chemicals: aspartic acid (40%), phenylalanine (50%), and methanol (10%). Phenylalanine and aspartic acid are both amino acids, while methanol (methyl alcohol) is a known toxin. Aspartame is hydrolyzed in the intestinal tract into these three elements. Methanol can also become "free methanol" before it enters the body if it is heated to a temperature above 86 degrees Fahrenheit.

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1890

This was found on this ^ site in clear wording, however I found the same idea on many other sites. I would probably only recommend doing this with splenda sweetened sugar,

yeah, and you know what else is in diet soda? dihydrogen monoxide!! Horrible stuff. Just one tablespoon of it can kill an adult!! it's the main component of acid rain and the number one cause of erosion.






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Saving to my topics, sounds awesome!~

Pillsbury makes a lower sugar cake mix so if sugar is the issue then you can use that one with a diet soda

They have chocolate, white, and yellow

so you add no eggs or anything???just pop??? I cannot wait to try!!!

so you add no eggs or anything???just pop??? I cannot wait to try!!!

i added 2 egg whites to make them fluffy......

That is an awesome idea!!! I will definitely try these!!

yea use splenda in your regular icing recipe tastes like powdered sugar

I used to make these all the time and they are super fluffy and delish! I think I made them with Diet Rite once and didn't care as much for them as with DCoke or DPepsi. I had forgotten all about these easy treats- thanks!

I made these last night with a reduced sugar brownie mix and caffeine free diet pepsi... YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!! my only prob was that if i let them cool before taking them out of the cupcake wrappers (easier to do portion control in cupcake tin) then they really stuck to the wrapper. I meant to use cake mix but grabbed the brownie mix by accident. Very gooey and very yummy. Next time I will save a little of the dry mix and sprinkle in the wrappers first and then add the batter. might help with the sticking.:bigsmile:

These are really great cupcakes, Thanks to all that have shared their idea on how to make them.

omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i completely forgot about this! i used to make this as a kid i have to make this sometime next week thanks for the post

I just put some brownie mix and Coke 0 in the oven. Its realy really RUNNY! I hope they turn out