Chocolate-Cherry Cupcakes
The chopped cherries blend into the ultra-rich chocolate cake, giving these cupcakes a slight cherry flavor while keeping it super-moist with little added oil. The combination of reduced-fat cream cheese and sour cream gives the frosting cheesecake-like flavor with about 40 calories and 3 grams saturated fat less than a traditional cream cheese frosting. Source: EatingWell Magazine, May/June 2010
Ingredients
Directions
Tips
Ingredient Note: Look for whole-wheat pastry flour in the natural-foods section of large supermarkets and natural-foods stores. Store in the freezer.
Tip: No buttermilk? You can make “sour milk” as a substitute: mix 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar to 1/2 cup nonfat milk.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 cupcake
Per Serving:
269 calories; 10.2 g total fat; 3.3 g saturated fat; 30 mg cholesterol; 291 mg sodium. 150 mg potassium; 41.8 g carbohydrates; 2.6 g fiber; 26 g sugar; 4.8 g protein; 191 IU vitamin a iu; 1 mg vitamin c; 31 mcg folate; 52 mg calcium; 1 mg iron; 24 mg magnesium; 23 g added sugar;
Exchanges:
3 other carbohydrates, 2 fat
