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Red velvet cupcakes

6
Points® value
Total Time
40 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Easy
With their light, fluffy texture, striking red colour and cream cheese icing, these are always a favourite.

Ingredients

Low Fat Spread

60 g

Caster Sugar

125 g

Egg, whole, raw

1 medium, raw

Cocoa Powder

10 g

Vanilla Extract

1 teaspoon(s), level

Low Fat Natural Yogurt

100 g

Plain White Flour

150 g, sifted

Bicarbonate of Soda

½ teaspoon(s), level

White Wine Vinegar

½ tablespoon(s)

Skimmed Milk

2 tablespoon(s)

Low Fat Soft Cheese

150 g

0% fat natural Greek yogurt

75 g

Icing Sugar

1 tablespoon(s)

Vanilla Extract

1 teaspoon(s), level

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
  2. Put the low-fat spread and caster sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a hand-held electric whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and continue beating until well combined. Sift in the cocoa powder, add 15g red gel food colouring and the vanilla extract, and beat until combined.
  3. Mix in half the yogurt, followed by half the flour, beating well. Repeat with the rest of the yogurt and flour, and beat for 2 minutes until fluffy. On a low speed, beat in the bicarbonate of soda and white wine vinegar, then add enough milk to get a mixture that drops easily from a spoon.
  4. Divide the mixture between the muffin cases and bake for 20 minutes or until the cupcakes are risen and springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. To make the frosting, mix the soft cheese, yogurt, icing sugar and vanilla in a small bowl. Swirl on top of the cooled cupcakes.

Notes

Fancy heart shaped muffins for Valentines Day? Once you've spooned the batter into the cases, roll or fold 30 small pieces of aluminum foil. Place 3 aluminum rolls outside the cases in the tin so that they look like hearts. Pinch the shapes at the bottom of the heart so that there is a small point at the bottom. Bake then pipe the icing and cover with sprinkles. To make a pink icing, add in a drop of red food colouring to the icing mixture .

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