Healthier Lower Calorie Red Velvet Cupcakes
- 2 1/2 cups (325g) oat flour
- 1/2 cup (90g) Natvia
- 1 tablespoon cocoa or cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bi-carb soda
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup (160g) apple sauce
- 1/4 cup (50g) coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup (200g) unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon natural red or pink food colouring
- FROSTING
- 250g block light cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (90g) Natvia
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 180u0b0C.
- Line a 12 cup capacity muffin tray with paper liners
- In a small bowl, mix together milk and lemon juice. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together flour, salt, cocoa and baking powder.
- In a large bowl, beat Natvia, apple sauce and coconut oil together with an electric hand mixer. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a second small bowl, mix together bi-carb soda and vinegar.
- Add half of the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir well. Add milk and food colouring and stir until combined
- Add remaining dry ingredients, then the vinegar mixture, stir until combined
- Pour batter into prepared liners. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely before icing with frosting.
- FROSTING:
- Process the Natvia in a food processor or coffee grinder so it's a very fine powder.
- In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, ground Natvia and vanilla together with an electric mixer until smooth.
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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Healthier-Lower-Calorie-Red-Velvet-Cupcakes-1098024 (may not work)