If I had to choose two foods to live on for the rest of my life, I would definitely choose strawberries and chocolate. I love the two seperately and I love them together. When I stumbled upon this recipe for Low Fat Double chocolate cupcakes, I had to give them a try and see if they were any good. I was very doubtful, but when they came out of the oven and I tasted a warm, chocolate cupcake with little bits of melted chocolate inside, I was sold. Low fat can still be very delicious! Obviously I don’t experiment a whole lot with the low fat foods, but it is my goal to inch my way in. I want to be healthier, but I just can’t sacrifice cutting myself off from the delicious desserts that I so adore. So, in moderation I will enjoy them and be happy! I have seen many blogs lately with chocolate muffins or cupcakes, so I decided to put my own personal spin on this particular cupcake. I love strawberry shortcake, love it, love it, love it! This time, I decided to try it with chocolate. It turned out perfectly! Absolutely delicious! Each cupcake has only 139 calories and 2 grams of fat. So you can eat this dessert without guilt! Try it, you will love it!
adapted from Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 egg white
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons buttermilk
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and egg white, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat on high speed until light and fluffy. Stir in the buttermilk, water, vinegar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to batter just until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. Fill muffin cups coated with cooking spray three-fourths full. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
I dusted powdered sugar over the cupcakes for a finishing touch.
Yield: 14 cupcakes
Nutrition Facts:
1 cupcake equals 139 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 221 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber,Â
