Name: Chocolate-Ginger Cupcakes
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 ⅓ cups cake flour or 2 cups all-purpose flour (see Tips); ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 ¼ cups buttermilk or sour fat-free milk (see Tips); 1 cup granulated sugar or sugar substitute blend equivalent to 1 cup sugar (see Tips); ½ cup canola oil or cooking oil; ½ cup refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed, or 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon powdered sugar; 1 cup Fresh raspberries; 1 sprig Fresh mint leaves

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line eighteen 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups or coat with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, ground ginger and salt; set aside.

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Step 2

In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, granulated sugar, oil, eggs, crystallized ginger and vanilla. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Beat with a wire whisk just until combined.
Step 3

Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in cups on a wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from cups; cool completely on a wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. If desired, garnish with raspberries and mint leaves.

Tips

Tips: You can substitute whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour for up to half of the total cake flour or all-purpose flour used.

Tips

To make 1 1/4 cups sour fat-free milk, place 4 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar in a glass measuring cup. Add enough fat-free milk to measure 1 1/4 cups total liquid; stir. Let stand for 5 minutes before using.

Tips

If using sugar substitute, choose Splenda(R) Sugar Blend for Baking. Follow package directions to use product amount equivalent to 1 cup sugar. Nutrition per Serving with Substitute: same as below, except 171 calories, 22 g carbohydrate. Exchanges: 1/2 other carb.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cupcake

Per Serving:

188 calories; protein 3.5g; carbohydrates 28.1g; dietary fiber 0.3g; sugars 12.7g; fat 6.8g; saturated fat 0.6g; cholesterol 0.7mg; vitamin a iu 87.8IU; vitamin c 0.2mg; folate 51mcg; calcium 66.4mg; iron 1.9mg; magnesium 5.3mg; potassium 55mg; sodium 118.4mg.

Exchanges:

1 fat, 1 other carb, 1 starch

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