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Yellow Cupcakes

Yellow CupcakesMoist, delicious cupcakes are always a favorite, and because there is less sugar in this recipe there's no need to resist eating just one more!

Recipe Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups cake flour
3/4 cup Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup softened unsalted butter
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Cooking Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Place 18 paper baking cups into muffin pans. Set aside.
  2. Place cake flour, Splenda® Granulated Sweetener, sugar and softened unsalted butter in a large mixing bowl. Mix 1 to 2 minutes with electric mixer set on medium speed, until butter is mixed into flour mixture.
  3. Add nonfat dry milk, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix on low speed until blended.
  4. Mix buttermilk, eggs and extracts in a small bowl. Stir well. Add 2/3 of the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture. Mix on medium speed mixing until the liquids are just blended into the flour mixture. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Mix on medium-high speed about 45 to 60 seconds until the batter starts to become lighter in appearance. Reduce mixer speed to low and add remaining liquids. Mix on medium speed until blended. Stop mixer and scrape sides and bottom of bowl again. Mix on medium high speed an additional 30 seconds.
  5. Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Bake cupcakes in preheated 350°F (175°C) oven 12 to 15 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.

Makes 18 cupcakes.

Nutritional Information Per Serving ( 1 cupcake): Calories: 170; Calories from Fat: 80; Total Fat: 9g; Saturated Fat: 5g; Cholesterol: 55mg; Sodium: 150mg; Total Carbs: 19g; Dietary Fiber: 0g; Sugars: 5g; Protein: 4g.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Starch, 2 Fats.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Splenda, Inc. Splenda® is a no-calorie sweetener made from sugar that is suitable for diabetics. For more information regarding this product, please call 1-800-777-5363 or visit their website at www.splenda.com.