Red Velvet Cupcake W/Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting for Diabetics
- 8 ounces light cream cheese, softened
- 4 ounces fat-free cream cheese, softened
- 14 cup splenda granluated artificial sweetener
- 1 cup light whipped topping
- 1 large egg
- 13 cup oil
- 14 cup sugar
- 34 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 34 cup splenda granulated artificial sweetener
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 12 cups cake flour, plus 2 Tbsp cake flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 34 teaspoon baking soda
- 34 cup buttermilk
- Frosting:.
- Place the cream cheeses in a small bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- Add the sweetener and beat for 1 minute longer.
- On slow speed, beat in the whipped topping, beating briefly until just mixed.
- Cupcakes:.
- Preheat oven to 350F Coat a nonstick 12 muffin tin with nonstick baking spray or line with cupcake liners.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl whisk egg until at least double in volume, mix in oil, sugar, vanilla extract, sweetener, and red food color.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda, and stir 1/3 into the wet mixture.
- Add 1/3 of the milk and alternate wet and dry ingredients until batter is smooth.
- Scoop evenly into muffin tin, bake 15 minutes, until center springs back when touched or a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- Top each cupcake with 2 tablespoons of frosting.
- *A light dusting of powdered sugar instead of frosting eliminates 40 calories, 2 grams of fat, and 2 grams of carbohydrates.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/red-velvet-cupcake-w-whipped-cream-cheese-frosting-for-diabetics-480916 (may not work)