Prep Time
10 minutesCook Time
30 minutesServing size
1 cupcakeCalories
230 CaloriesIngredients
Cupcakes
3 ½ cups cake flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 ½ tsp salt
1 cup canola oil
1 cup applesauce**
1 ⅛ cup Truvia® Cane Sugar Blend
3 eggs***
⅛ cup red food coloring****
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
2 ½ tsp vinegar
Frosting
16 oz. reduced-fat cream cheese
⅓ cup Truvia® Cane Sugar Blend
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp milk (optional)
Directions
Cupcakes
- 1.
Preheat oven to 350° F.
- 2.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
- 3.
Combine oil, applesauce and Truvia® Cane Sugar Blend in a separate large mixing bowl. Blend in eggs. Carefully add red food coloring and vanilla extract while mixing at low speed.
- 4.
Combine the buttermilk and vinegar. Then add half of the flour mixture and half of the buttermilk mixture to the oil mixture at a time and mix just until combined.
- 5.
Fill paper-lined or greased cups ¾ full with batter.
- 6.
Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean.
Frosting
- 7.
Mix cream cheese and Truvia® Cane Sugar Blend at low speed for 1 minute. Add the vanilla extract and mix for another minute at low to medium speed or until creamy and smooth. Add 1 teaspoon of milk, if desired, for thinner spreading consistency
- 8.
Store in a sealed container.
*This cupcake has 230 calories, 13g fat and 11g of sugar per serving compared to a full-fat cupcake made with all sugar that has 330 calories, 22g fat and 34g of sugar per serving.
**This recipe replaces 1 cup of oil with 1 cup of applesauce to reduce the fat and calorie content.
***Please remember to wash hands, utensils, equipment, and work surfaces with hot, soapy water before and after they come in contact with raw egg.
Nutrition Per Serving
Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Serving Size: 1 cupcake
Calories: 230 Calories
IngredientsCupcakes
Frosting
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