Low Cal Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe

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Low Cal Red Velvet Cupcakes
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
436
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup raw beet
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 1 tsp red food coloring
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 4 tsp water
  • 1 medium egg white
  • 1 pinch salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, Line a 12 hole muffin tray with cupcake liners.
  2. In a Lg bowl, add the 3 eggs, 3/4c sugar and 1/4tsp salt.
  3. Using a mixer, beat on med-high for about 5min, untill pale and doubled in size.
  4. Add the grated beets, 1c white flour, ground almonds, cocoa powder and 2tsp baking powder. Stir to combine ingredients.
  5. Add the buttermilk and 1tsp red food coloring, and beat again to make sure that all the ingredients are well mixed.
  6. 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.
  7. Bake for 30min. While cupcakes are cooking, make the icing.
  8. Prepare a double boiler.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. The icing mixture is ready to use when it has formed stiff peaks.
  12. 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.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 436.36 Kcal (1827 kJ)
Calories from fat 97.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.88g 17%
Cholesterol 70.86mg 24%
Sodium 562.42mg 23%
Potassium 323.44mg 7%
Total Carbs 79.37g 26%
Sugars 57.04g 228%
Dietary Fiber 3.31g 13%
Protein 7.72g 15%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Iron 2mg 11%
Calcium 156.8mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 307.21 Kcal (1286 kJ)
Calories from fat 68.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.66g 17%
Cholesterol 49.89mg 24%
Sodium 395.96mg 23%
Potassium 227.71mg 7%
Total Carbs 55.88g 26%
Sugars 40.16g 228%
Dietary Fiber 2.33g 13%
Protein 5.43g 15%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 1.4mg 11%
Calcium 110.4mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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