Serve these secret-ingredient cupcakes to guests, and we bet they won’t be able to taste the difference. Start with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix and swap out oil with spinach purée, it’s that simple.
Better-For-You Chocolate Cupcakes
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 20 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 box (9 oz) frozen chopped spinach
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 3/4 cups water
- 3 eggs
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting or 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups; spray each liner with cooking spray.
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Step2Microwave spinach as directed on box. Rinse with cold water until cooled; drain well. In food processor, process cooked spinach to paste-like consistency. Measure out 1/2 cup of the spinach purée. (Save remaining spinach purée for another use.)
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Step3In large bowl, beat cake mix, spinach purée, water and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step4Bake 13 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread frosting on cupcakes.
Nutrition
150
Calories
4g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 10%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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