Low Fat Cupcakes

I've never made either of these but they're definitely on my to do list! Both of these recipes are from TLC's DC Cupcakes show.

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-facts/5-cupcakes-that-wont-put-on-the-pounds2.htm

http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-facts/5-cupcakes-that-wont-put-on-the-pounds5.htm

I would like to share a recipe I have made on several occasions and even my family loves it. It is suppose to be a cake but you could convert it to cupcakes. http://www.laaloosh.com/2009/03/03/weight-watchers-red-velvet-cake-recipe/

You can take any box cake (chocolate, red velvet, etc), add a diet soda (Coke or Pepsi, for instance), mix it in, and bake according to directions. You don't need to add oil or egg. The cake will be a bit more more crumbly, but that doesn't really matter with cupcakes. For frosting, use a reduced fat cream cheese, mix with a cup of powdered sugar and a teaspoon of vanilla--it's lower in fat than the canned frosting. You can also top with fat free whipped topping. I started making cakes/cupcakes this way for my son, who is allergic to eggs.

BTW, to make low fat brownies, get your favorite box of brownie mix and a can of black beans. Drain and rinse the beans, add to a blender. Add a can full of water to blender. Puree the beans with the water. Add to the brownie mix and bake as directed. I bake my brownies in muffin tins for portion control.
I believe both these easy low fat foods are in the My Fitness Pal database, but if not, you can just create the recipe!
Enjoy!

I am gonna have to try the brownies!

Try a chocolate vita muffin! They're 100 calories and available at most grocery stores.

The box looks like this:

The recipe for Red Velvet Cake. It is delish! You use diet dr. pepper.

http://www.laaloosh.com/2009/03/03/weight-watchers-red-velvet-cake-recipe/

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes (makes 24)


Ingredients
Generic - Applesauce Unsweetened 20 oz.
Betty Crocker - Super Moist Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix Only, 1 package


Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Potassium

Total: 2178 470 30 24 4558 1265
Per Serving: 91 20 1 1 190 53

So is that all you use or do you still add the eggs? and is it 1 package and the whole 20oz applesauce?

have you ever heard of diet soda cake? (I have made it in a cake pan but I dont see why you couldn't convert it into a cupcake) Just mix 1 box of cake mix with 1 can of diet soda (keep dark mixes with dark soda or even mix!) and bake at 350! I top mine off with whipped cream.. my favorite combo is a chocolate cake mix with diet cherry coke!

i JUST finished making rainbow cupcakes using white cake mix and sprite zero! around 100 calories per cupcake. made my own frosting too - fat free cool whip with fat free/sugar free vanilla pudding mix. so good!

look at this website for more - http://www.omnomicon.com/rainbowcake

skinny red velvets
Servings: 26 • Serving Size: 1 cupcake • Calories: 141

* 1 1/2 cups cake flour
* 1 cup white whole wheat 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

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. Makes 26 cupcakes.

Low Fat Cream Cheese Frosting

* 8 oz 1/3 fat Philadelphia Cream Cheese
* 1 cup powdered sugar
* 1 tsp vanilla extract

Beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth.

These all sound soo good! Had no idea you could add soda to cake!