Dark Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 30

Calories: 114kcal

You won't believe these Light Dark Chocolate Orange Cupcakes are made with diet soda!

Yield: 24 cupcakes

1 (15.25 oz) box of dark chocolate cake mix, (I used Betty Crocker Super Moist)
½ - 1 teaspoon orange zest, zest from one large Navel orange
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice, squeezed from an orange
12 oz of diet orange soda
2 egg whites
8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons dark chocolate unsweetened cocoa powder, I used Hershey’s Special Dark
1 teaspoon orange extract
24 canned mandarin orange slices with no added sugar, I used Libby’s Skinny Fruits, drained and then patted dry with paper towels

Preheat oven per directions on cake mix box.
Line cupcake pan(s) with 24 cupcake liners
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, orange zest, juice, soda and egg whites. Whisk together or beat with an electric mixer until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture evenly into cupcake spaces, filling each about 2/3 full.
Bake according to directions on cake mix box. Let cool completely before frosting.
In a separate bowl, begin beating the cream cheese with an electric mixer and slowly add the powdered sugar. Add the cocoa powder and orange extract and beat until smooth and well combined. Frost the cupcakes and place one mandarin orange slice on each.

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Nutrition Information:

114 calories, 21 g carbs, 13 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)

Author: Emily Bites

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cake Mix, Cream Cheese Frosting, Diet Soda Cupcakes, WW Cupcakes