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Skinny Chocolate Frosted Cupcakes

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 11, 2016
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65% less sat fat • 46% fewer calories • 67% less fat than the original recipe. Serving a healthy dessert at your next party? Let them eat cupcakes!

Skinny Chocolate Frosted Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup fat-free (skim) milk
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter or no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 egg whites

Frosting

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 to 3 tablespoons fat-free (skim) milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients except egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minute.
  • Step 
    3
    Add egg whites; beat on medium speed 1 minute. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and tops just begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    5
    In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar, cocoa, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 tablespoon of the milk with electric mixer on low speed. Gradually beat in just enough of remaining milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over cupcakes.

Nutrition

230 Calories
7g Total Fat
3g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
6%
Sodium
130mg
5%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
26g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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