Classic Cupcakes

These basic cupcakes make a great surprise for a friend who’s celebrating their birthday.

Serves: 12Hands-on: 10 minutesTotal: 30 minutesDifficulty: Easy

Serves: 12

Ingredients

  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • ½ cup nonfat dried milk powder
  • 1 box (3.4 oz.) sugar-free chocolate pudding mix
  • 1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
  • ½ cup Splenda
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ cup applesauce
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda
  • 4 egg whites
  • ⅛ tsp salt

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, milk powder, Jell-O mix, cocoa, and Splenda in a medium bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, blend the vanilla, applesauce, and baking soda.
  • In a small bowl, beat the egg whites and salt until stiff. Add the flour mixture to the egg whites, beating with an electric mixer. Add the applesauce and beat until blended.
  • Line a muffin tin with paper cupcake wrappers and fill each ¾ of the way with batter. Bake for 20 minutes.