Low Fat Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe Recipes Net

Ingredients

1½cupscake flour

1cupwhite whole wheat flour,or gluten free flour

1cupsugar

1tbspdutch-process cocoa,unsweetened

1tspsalt

1tspbaking powder

1tspBaking Soda

1tspwhite vinegar

½cupapple sauce,unsweetened

¼cupbutter,softened

1egg

2egg whites

2tspvanilla

1⅓cupbuttermilk,light

1tbspred food coloring

8ozPhiladelphia Cream Cheese,⅓ fat

1cuppowdered sugar

1tspvanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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 ¾ of the way.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Cool, then frost with low fat cream cheese frosting.

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