Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Mmmm... Chocolate Cupcakes!!!!

For all of you with sweet tooths and chocolate cravings here is a Chocolate Cupcake recipe that won't rob your calorie bank, clog your arteries, and spike your blood sugar!

Here is the nutrional before and after:

Chocolate Cupcakes:
Calories - 325 cal
Fat - 13g
Carbs - 50g
Protein - 3g

Made-over Clean Eating Chocolate Cupcakes:
Calories - 160 cal
Fat - 6g
Carbs - 28g
Protein - 4g

The regular chocolate cupcakes have more than twice the calories and fat of the made-over cupcakes and almost twice the carbohydrates.

Here is the recipes for the Clean Eating Chocolate Cupcakes:

Ingredients:
1 cup unsweetened extra dark cocoa powder
1 ¼ cup Sucanat
¼ cup whole wheat pastry flour
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. baking soda
1 cup low fat sour cream
1/3 cup plus 2 tsp. skim milk
1 Tbsp. olive oil
½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 whole egg plus 2 egg whites
1 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 tsp instant coffee granules


Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper cupcake liners. In a large bowl combine cocoa powder, 1 1/4 tsp instant coffee granules, 1 cup Sucanat, flour, salt, and baking soda. In a medium bowl whisk together sour cream, 1/3 cup milk, oil, vanilla, and whole egg.

Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredients. Mix until just combined. Add egg whites to the mixing bowl of a stand mixer. Whip egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining ¼ cup Sucanat to whites. Continue whipping until medium stiff peaks form. Fold whites in thirds into cake batter with a rubber spatula.

Fill each of the 12 cupcake liners ¾ full with batter. Tap pan on countertop and put into oven. Bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cupcakes cool completely.

When cupcakes have completely cooled, combine chocolate and remaining 2 tsp. milk in a bowl and microwave on 50% power for 30 seconds. Stir until melted chocolate is completely smooth. Then stir in the remaining ¾ tsp of the instant coffee granules. Spread a thin layer on top of each cupcake. Sprinkle with additional shaved chocolate if desired.


Enjoy these delicious cupcakes with family and friends!

-Alexandra Jasinowski

3 comments:

  1. Great idea...and thanks for the treat.I would now be able to have my cupcake without guilt.

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