Red Velvet Cupcakes with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting
These festive cupcakes are easy to make and perfect for the holidays!
Ingredients
- 1 box of red velvet cake mix , (I used Duncan Hines)
- 1 can of diet soda, I used Diet Pepsi
- 2 egg whites
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 full sized candy canes, crushed
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.
- In a large bowl combine the cream cheese, vanilla extract, peppermint extract and the sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and then use to frost the cupcakes. Sprinkle frosted cupcakes with crushed candy cane pieces.
Notes
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Nutrition Information:
141 calories, 25 g carbs, 7 g sugars, 4 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: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
4 per cupcakes (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
4 per cupcakes (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)