Low Fat Chocolate Cupcakes

Submitted by AltB8878

"Fantastic! I dislike chocolate, but I love this desert! Every place I've taken them, I'm had rave reviews, and requests for more!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 24 delicous cupcakes
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 3 cups of soft wheat flour (no all purpose, whole wheat works too)
• 1 1⁄2 cups unbleached cane sugar
• 1⁄2 cup best cocoa powder (Honestly, Hershey's is great)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 tablespoons oil (anything BUT olive oil)
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1⁄2 cups water

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Line 2 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together oil, vinegar, vanilla, and water until well combined. Add flour mixture to the mixer and mix until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as necessary. Batter should look and feel more watery than normal cake batters.
4. Pour batter into prepared muffin tin, filling each cup 1/2 to 3/4 full. Transfer to oven and bake, rotating pan halfway through cooking, until a cake tester inserted into the center of one of the cupcakes comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
5. Immediately remove cupcakes from muffin tin and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool completely before frosting.

Reviews

[Kat's Meow]

These came out moist and delicious! I used whole wheat pastry flour and lessened the sugar. I topped them with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting #222188 which made the level of sweetness just right. I will definitely make these again!

 

[emilyrose0o0o1]

I made this recipe and the cupcakes actually turned out very moist. I liked the fact that they were vegan too! The only problem was that they had an air pocket between the cupcake and liner.

 

[Auntie Jan]

These were a very light chocolate cupcake and I liked it much more than the typical heavier flavored kind. I've never tried a whole wheat recipe for cupcakes before but I will do so again. Thanks for a tasty treat.