Salad Dressing Cupcakes

Kelly0412's Note:

This is a recipe from allrecipes.com. These are pretty dense and not as cakey as the name implies but still really good! Also the recipe calls for cocoa powder but it is optional. I don't use it just because I prefer vanilla to chocolate cupcakes but it is entirely your preference! Also...I am not a frosting person (I always use to scrape it off as a kid...haha) so I don't frost mine but definitely you can! Enjoy! I also made mine gluten free and I used Rob's Red Mill's All Purpose Gluten Free Flour.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 cupcakes

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (I use Rob's Red Mill's All Purpose GF Baking Flour)
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄3; cup unsweetened cocoa powder (optional)
• ¾ cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray or use muffin liners.
2. Sift flour, baking soda and cocoa powder (if using); set aside.
3. Whip mayonnaise, sugar, water and vanilla until thoroughly mixed. Add flour mixture slowly and beat at medium speed with electric mixture for 2 minutes.
4. Fill muffin try and bake 15 to 25 minutes (depends on your oven) or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.