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Black Forest Cupcakes with cherries

Black Forest Cupcakes

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You'll never guess that these decadent chocolate cupcakes filled with gooey cherry filling and topped with thick chocolate frosting are lightened up!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Cherry Cupcakes, Diet Soda Cupcakes, WW Cupcakes, WW Dessert
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 130
Author Emily Bites

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 oz) box of chocolate cake mix (I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge)
  • 1 can of diet cherry cola I used Diet Dr. Pepper with Cherry
  • 2 egg whites
  • ½ cup light cherry pie filling
  • 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Optional Garnish: 12 cherries fresh or frozen with no additives, pitted and halved

Instructions

  • Preheat oven per directions on cake mix box.
  • Line cupcake pan(s) with 24 cupcake liners or use cooking spray to lightly coat 24 spots.
  • Combine the cake mix, soda and egg whites in a large bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture evenly into cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
  • Bake according to directions on cake mix box. Let cool completely.
  • Using a grapefruit knife or paring knife, cut into each cupcake at an angle to form an upside-down cone shape (see photos below) and remove the center. Scoop 1 teaspoon of pie filling into the opening in the cupcake. Cut the tip off the cone and place the “lid” back into the cupcake opening. Repeat with each cupcake.
  • In a large bowl combine the Neufchatel cheese, the cocoa powder and the sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and then use to frost the cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a cherry half if desired.

Notes

To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Nutrition Information:
130 calories, 24 g carbs, 16 g sugars, 3 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 2 g protein, 1 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1 cupcake) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 5 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 5 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
3 per cupcake (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal