Low Cal Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipes

LOW CAL RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Line a 12 hole muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• In a Lg bowl, add the 3 eggs, 3/4c sugar and 1/4tsp salt.
• Using a mixer, beat on med-high for about 5min, untill pale and doubled in size.
• Add the grated beets, 1c white flour, ground almonds, cocoa powder and 2tsp baking powder. Stir to combine ingredients.
• Add the buttermilk and 1tsp red food coloring, and beat again to make sure that all the ingredients are well mixed.
• Spoon batter into the cupcake liners, taking care not to fill more than two thirds of the way up or it will overflow when cooking.
• Bake for 30min. While cupcakes are cooking, make the icing.
• Prepare a double boiler.
• Place all 6 ingredients, Confectioner's sugar, water , vanilla, cream of tartar, egg white and a small pinch of salt in the bowl of the double boiler, and stir to dissolve the sugar with a clean metal spoon for exactly 4min , the mixture should be warm.
• Remove the bowl from the heat, and beat with a mixer on high speed, untill cool and the mixture has turned into a meringue, no more than 5min.
• The icing mixture is ready to use when it has formed stiff peaks.
• Pipe or spread 1 heaping tablespoon of the icing over the cooled cupcakes, and take care to ice the cakes very quickly, as the icing will start to set and is best when just made.

REDUCED FAT AND CHOLESTEROL RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray 2 9-inch cake pans with cooking spray. Whisk together the whole wheat flour and salt in a bowl.
• Beat together the applesauce, 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon of sugar and sucralose baking blend, and egg substitute with an electric mixer on Medium speed in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, stir the cocoa powder and red food coloring together until smooth, and mix into the liquid ingredients. Gradually beat in the whole wheat flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk in several additions, and mix in 1 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract. In a small bowl, stir the vinegar and baking soda together, and mix into the batter. Pour batter into the cake pans, and tap the filled pans on the counter to remove air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cakes are set and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
• For frosting, place the vanilla yogurt and cottage cheese into the work bowl of a food processor, and process until smooth; add the cream cheese, and process again to smoothly blend the mixture. Add confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and process again to make a smooth frosting, 30 seconds to 1 more minute, scraping the sides of the bowl. If frosting seems too stiff to spread, blend in skim milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the frosting is spreadable and smooth. Chill frosting for 1 hour before frosting cake. After frosting, chill cake before serving for easier cutting.