Archive for January, 2010

Better for You — Pineapple Angel Food Cupcakes

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

It’s official.  Cupcakes don’t have to be high calorie or full of fat to be delicious!

Wait until you try these Pineapple Angel Food Cupcakes.  The second recipe that will help us “have our cupcakes and keep them off our behinds”.  So very yummy, easy to make, and only 92 calories and 1.8 grams of fat each.*

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WHAT YOU NEED

Reynolds® Baking Cups (Baked for You
TM Polka Dots)
1 box (16 oz.) Angel Food Cake Mix
2 cans (20 oz. each) crushed pineapple, undrained
1 container (8 oz.) frozen whipped topping, thawed

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Place baking cups in muffin pan, set aside.  Note: This recipe will make about 32 cupcakes.
  3. Blend cake mix and 1 can of undrained crushed pineapple (pineapple and juice) with spoon.  Don’t add other ingredients called for by cake mix.  Don’t use a mixer, and don’t overmix.
  4. Fill baking cups 1/2 full.  Consider using a 2Tb ice cream scoop for consistency.  Don’t overfill as these cupcakes will puff up quite a bit.
  5. Bake cupcakes for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F; cool completely.
  6. Drain second can of crushed pineapple.
  7. Fold gently into whipped topping.
  8. Top cupcakes with 2 Tablespoons of whipped pineapple topping each.

*Nutritionals are approximate

New Year, New You?! — 100 Calorie Chocolate Cupcakes

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Are you feeling weighed down from all of the holiday eating?  We are! 

“They” say that we will look and feel better (and maybe even live longer) if we move a little more and eat a little less.  So let’s resolve to start fresh…but without giving up cupcakes (duh?!)!!

So this begins a few posts with ideas to help you “have your cupcake and eat it too.”

#1: A 100 Calorie Chocolate Cupcake from the recipes section of Medicinenet.com

They use Fat-Free Sour Cream, Egg Whites, and Powdered Sugar instead of fatty frosting!
We made them in our Baked for You polka dot cups.  The patterns don’t fade when you bake in them!!

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