Skinny Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Updated Sep 20, 2016
Delicious red velvet cupcakes with less fat, saturated fat and cholesterol. What's not to love!
Skinny Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 bottle (1 oz) red food color (about 2 tablespoons)
Frosting
- 1 package (8 oz) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons fat-free (skim) milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Line 24 regular-size muffin cups with paper baking cups. In large bowl, beat flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt with whisk. Add remaining cake ingredients. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl once. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (cups will be full).
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Step2Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cooled cupcakes. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
300
Calories
13g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
33g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 9%
- Sodium
- 240mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 33g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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