Flat Belly Diet Lemon Cupcakes With Citrus Icing Recipes

VEGAN LEMON BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• In a small bowl cream shortening and margarine together until well mixed.
• Add the icing sugar in 1/2 cup additions. After each addition add a splash of lemon juice and beat well (this is easiest with hand held mixer). Add vanilla and beat for another 3-5 minutes until you have a smooth creamy and fluffy frosting.
• Wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate until needed. Pipe or spread over cakes and refrigerate to set.

MEDITERRANEAN SALAD-WRAPS(FLAT BELLY DIET RECIPE)

Steps:

• 1. Mix tapenade and lemon juice in large bowl with fork. Add greens, chickpeas, peppers, cucumber, and onion, and toss to mix well. Add cheese and toss gently.
• 2. Warm wraps or tortillas per package directions.
• 3. Arrange one-quarter of the salad mixture onto the bottom of a wrap and roll up. Cut in half on an angle, placing a wooden pick in each half. Repeat with remaining wraps.
• Nutritional Info Per Wrap 297 cal, 11 g pro, 37 g carb, 6 g fiber, 12 g fat, 3.5 g sat fat, 11 mg chol, 684 mg sodium*.

LOW-FAT FRITTATA (FLAT BELLY DIET RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Heat heavy 8" ovenproof sauté pan over medium heat 1 minute. Add oil and heat 20 seconds. Add scallions and sauté, stirring periodically with spatula, about 2 minutes or until soft.
• Combine egg whites, eggs, water, tarragon, and salt in medium bowl. Whisk to blend. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Pour mixture into pan and lay salmon on top. Cook, stirring periodically, about 2 minutes or until partially set.
• Transfer pan to oven and cook 12 to 14 minutes or until firm, golden, and puffed. Remove from oven. Use spatula to release frittata from pan. Gently slide onto warm serving platter, slice, and serve with 2 tablespoons of the tapenade.
• Make it a Flat Belly Diet Meal.
• For a well-balanced dish, thaw 1/2 cup of frozen dark sweet cherries (45 calories) and combine with 1 cup of fat-free plain Greek-style yogurt (112 calories). Top with 1/4 cup of toasted whole oats (75 calories).
• Nutritional Info Per Serving:186 cal, 10 g pro, 1 g carb, 0 g fiber, 15 g fat, 2.5 g sat fat, 143 mg chol, 535 mg sodium.

CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE ICING (FLAT BELLY DIET RECIPE)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or do what i did and use heart shaped silicone cupcake cups (they are so cute!).
• 2.combine sugar, oil, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla extract in a bowl. Combine rest of dry ingredients in a separate bowl then add to oil mixture until smooth. Fold in carrots and raisins.
• 3. Spoon batter into cups and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden and springy when touched. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then tranfer to a rack to cool completely.
• 4. Combine confectioners' sugar, juice and zest in a bowl until smooth. Spread some on each cake and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

LAVENDER LEMON CUPCAKES (WITH ICING)

Steps:

• Directions for the lavender lemon cupcakes:.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and place cupcake liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. To make the batter, whisk together flour, lavender, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, lemon juice, and zest. Beat in one-third of the flour mixture until just combined. Beat in half the buttermilk, followed by another third of the flour, then the remaining buttermilk and flour.
• Fill cupcake liners about two-thirds of the way up and bake for 24 to 26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
• To make the icing: stir together confectioner's sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Stir in zest. Drizzle over cupcakes and garnish with lavender. (Let frosting set for 30 minutes before packing or serving.) Serve right away or store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 days.