Low calorie red velvet cupcakes - with cream cheese frosting
Introducing low calorie red velvet cupcakes. These cupcakes are soft, moist, fluffy and topped with the smoothest cream cheese frosting. At just 82 calories per cupcakes, this is the perfect recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth quickly!
Ingredients
- 1 egg room temperature
- 30 g stevia*
- 75 g buttermilk* room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp red food coloring*
- 60 g self-raising flour*
- 5 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
Cream cheese frosting:
- 150 g Philadelphia lightest room temperature
- 30 g 0 calorie icing sugar*
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Line a 6-count muffin tray with 6 cupcake liners and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg and stevia until light and fluffy. Add the buttermilk, vanilla and red food coloring and whisk to combine.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and whisk to combine.
- Divide the batter equally between the 6 cupcake liners and place in the oven.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
- In the meantime, make the frosting by whisking together the cream cheese, 0 calorie icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes and enjoy!
Notes
*Stevia - Can be subbed for any 0 calorie granulated sweetener. The stevia I used for this recipe is a 1:2 ratio of stevia to sugar so keep that in mind.
*Buttermilk - Can be subbed for an equal amount of 0% fat greek yogurt.
*Red food coloring - I used a highly pigmented gel and used around 1/8 tsp. If you're using a liquid or regular gel (not high pigment) then 1/4 should be enough to achieve the same result.
*Self-raising flour - Can be subbed for an equal amount of plain/AP flour plus 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda and a pinch of salt.
*0 calorie powdered sugar - Can be subbed for an equal amount of regular powdered/icing sugar but the calories will increase. You can also make your own by blitzing granulated sweetener in a food processor until fine and powdered.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 CupcakeCalories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 10.5gProtein: 4.6gFat: 1.9gSaturated Fat: 0.9gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 126.4mgPotassium: 11.7mgFiber: 0.6gSugar: 2.5g
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