Mini Chocolate Cupcakes [Low Fat Recipes]

Here's a relatively guilt-free bite of chocolate. These mini chocolate cupcakes taste great by themselves, but feel free to add a dusting of confectioner's sugar on top. Or you could make a low-fat glaze by combining 1 cup of confectioner's sugar, 1 tbsp of cocoa powder, 1 tbsp nonfat milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Add a little more milk for a thinner glaze.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce, strained
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray two 12-cup mini muffin pans with nonstick cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and egg together with a hand whisk or wooden spoon. Add vanilla extract and applesauce and stir well. Gradually add flour and buttermilk alternately, stirring well with each addition, starting and ending with flour.

Stir until just combined. Fill the mini muffin pans 3/4 full. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until a toothpick placed in the center of the cakes comes out clean.

Makes 24 mini chocolate cakes.

Per mini cupcake: Calories 74, Calories from Fat 6, Total Fat 0.6g (sat 0.3g), Cholesterol 9mg, Sodium 103mg, Carbohydrate 15.1g, Fiber 0.8g, Protein 1.8g