Chocolate Cupcakes

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter (find reduced fat kind)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
• 1 3/4 splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 over 350 degrees.
• 2 beat first three ingredients at medium speed
• 3 add egg whites one at a time
• 4 combine flour cocoa, baking soda and salt stiring well with a whisk.
• 5 add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with 1/2 cup skim milk beginning and ending with flour mixture after each addition.
• 6 spoon batter into 12 muffin cups
• 7 bake for 22 minutes.
• 8 for frosting:
• 9 melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat.
• 10 add 1/4 cup splenda 3 tablespoons skim milk and the chocolate.
• 11 cook for 3 minutes stirring constantly
• 12 remove from heat, cool.
• 13 and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.