Cupcake? Cake Recipe?

well the point of this thread was to ask people's opinion's on how to make cupcakes or cakes more calorie friendly, not to tell me to give my family calorie filled cupcakes.. Since 3 of my children will be there.. Thanks to the people that gave me helpful ideas.

No need to yell, we just offered our opinions... It's nice that you want to have your kids learn healthy living, but (and this is gently said) try not to go overboard. I grew up in a "healthy living" household. And I learned at a very young age to sneak food, and even now, food that I can eat in hiding tastes SOOO much better than food I eat with my family. Sometimes a full on caloric cupcake will taste better and satisfy more than a cupcake made "light".

Make them this way and they probably won't ask you to make them again. Score!

Exactly what my husband was thinking.... "Can you make a trial batch first that i can taste??" when i told him about these ideas...... It is his family function... he doesnt want to be embarrased!! so i figure i will make one batch diet coke, one batch pumpkin.. and if they taste like poop he can make the regular batch!!

I tend to think that if you're making dessert for other people, it's best to keep to the simple, expected product. Just make sure that it's the other people who eat most of it!

I tend to do that too, but seriously the diet pop with 1 egg added that's like you made the cake the original way. I have had the pumpkin ones with a chocolate cake mix and I could SO taste the pumpkin. It was not good. Just my opinion.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/12260-hg-s-death-by-chocolate-cupcakes?hl=chocolate+cupcakes#posts-90265

Joanna posted these ages ago.

I've made the soda and pumpkin cupcakes.
I prefer the pumpkin ones for breakfast muffins... cause kerri is right they are for sure pumpkin.
My students (teens) LOVE doing the soda ones and like the taste a lot.

I can make gourmet desserts easy...but my ENITRE family has weight issues.
So, I've made it my goal to introduce them to good tasting healthy eating.
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I am sorry:embarassed:
I didnt mean to yell... I know yall were just trying to look out for me and my nasty tasting low calorie cupcakes...:laugh:
That is why i originally posted, i wanted to see if anyone had a good recipe that you couldnt tell it was low calorie..

Sorry again and thanks again to everyone!!

We all want to be healthier.When it comes to sweets I'd rather have a small portion of something really yummy than be able to eat a larger portion of something that's just ok to fill my sweet tooth. I know for me I will always want to have a special desert sometimes. That's why I go with moderation and portion control. I've tasted the diet stuff and I've never found one I like.

I hope you find something to make that you enjoy not only making but eating. And that your family gathering is fun!

You put that so well Keiko! Ditto for me too! And what I've found in my family, is that they are willing to try most anything, but they resent the fact that if I'm on a "diet" they are too. Not that my "diet" is that restrictive. None of our kids has a weight issue, and I'm trying to teach them, by example now, that sweets are ok, but you just don't have them every day, and you don't pig out on them when you do. We do enforce a fruit for snack rule most of the week, but they are allowed to have sweets a couple of times during the week, whether it's a piece or two of their Valentine's candy or a scoop of ice cream or a cupcake. Hopefully this way they won't resort to stealing candy bars like I did at their age (and then I ate them while hiding in my closet or at night in bed--I'd stuff the wrappers in my shoes and throw them away at school the next day). I'm learning as much as they are... All things in moderation!