On the Ninth Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to Me… Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Rich Cream Cheese Frosting!
On the Ninth Day of Christmas my True Love Gave to Me… Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes with a Rich Cream Cheese Frosting!
The estimated total time to make this recipe is 35-40 Minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 (12 cup) muffin tins with cupcake liners, or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
For the cupcake batter, mix together cake mix, buttermilk, yogurt, egg whites, 2 tbs dry pudding mix, cocoa powder, and food coloring. Beat mixture until smooth. Divide batter evenly between 24 cupcake tins. Bake cupcakes for 18 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
While cupcakes are baking, mix together the milk and pudding mix. Add cream cheese, and beat until smooth, (this is best done with a hand held mixer, or kitchen aid mixer to get frosting smooth). Fold in cool whip. Set frosting in fridge for at least 10 minutes, to firm up.
When cupcakes are completely cooled, frost cupcakes, and top with sprinkles if desired. Place cupcakes in a covered container, and store in the fridge until ready to serve. Enjoy!
| Red Velvet Cake: | |
| 1 | (16.25 oz) Box super moist white cake mix (I used sugar free white cake mix) |
| 1 1/4 cup | Reduced fat buttermilk1 |
| 1/2 cup | Low fat vanilla or plain yogurt (I used vanilla Chobani) |
| 3 | Egg whites |
| 1 | Large box vanilla sugar free pudding mix (2 tbs for the cake, save the rest for the frosting) |
| 2 tbs | Cocoa powder |
| 1 tbs | Red food coloring |
| Cream Cheese Frosting: | |
| 1/2 cup | Skim milk (or milk alternative) |
| Remainder | Of vanilla pudding mix (listed above) |
| 1 | (8 oz) package 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened |
| 1 cup | Light cool whip (or Truwhip for a natural alternative) |
1 The buttermilk gives the cupcakes a slight tang that is found in a traditional in red velvet cake, if you don’t care for that, you can replace the buttermilk with water!
The buttermilk gives the cupcakes a slight tang that is found in a traditional in red velvet cake , if you don’t care for that, you can replace the buttermilk with water! | 24 | Cupcakes |
| 75 | Calories Per Cupcake (without frosting) |
| 2 g | Fat (without frosting) |
| 1 g | Sugar (without frosting) |
| 15 g | Carbohydrate (without frosting) |
| 2 g | Protein (without frosting) |
| 113 | Calories Per Cupcake (with frosting) |
| 4 g | Fat (with frosting) |
| 17 g | Carbohydrate (with frosting) |
| 2 g | Sugar (with frosting) |
| 3 g | Protein (with frosting) |
| 4 | WWP+* |
*Weight Watchers Points per serving
28 Comments
Allison said:
BEAUTIFUL picture- cupcake & backdrop!
Jennifer said:
YAY!!!! :D
I’m so glad you made a recipe for these! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Red velvet are my mom and i’s favorite cupcake and we’ve been searching for a healthier recipe! We love your blog! All our Christmas desserts are Dashing Dish this year!
Meredith said:
What is the weight watchers points for these?
Emily said:
I cannot wait to try these!!! They sound awesome! You are so clever!!!!
Katie Farrell said:
thank you so much allison! :) xo
Katrina said:
Aww yeah. Beautiful!
Shannon from Healthiful Balance said:
I’ve never had a red velvet cupcake! But they look SO delicious! :)
Denise said:
Those look delish. I jus might have to try them.
Ellie@fitforthesoul said:
All your pictures and foods look beautiful!! This one and the last post, all amazing…:D
Kelli said:
what size vanilla pudding mix did you use? 4 servings? 6 servings?
Meghan said:
what are the fat and fiber contents per cupcake? I’m doing old weight watchers points and would like to be able to calculate those!
Yasmine Gonzalez said:
They look amazing! Cant wait to try this recipe! A quick question, if Im not able to get a hold of vanilla sugar free pudding mix do you have any idea to substitute ingredient? :)
Jenn said:
I can’t wait to try out this recipe!
Kyla said:
These are mini cupcakes, right? Looks so tasty!!
Dashing Dish said:
regular sized :)
Paula said:
Can’t wait to try these for my birthday!!
Josianne said:
What would the calories be for the frosting?
Josianne said:
Ack! Nevermind, I am blind!
Rachel said:
Can’t wait to try these!! One question- it’s white cake mix, not red velvet? Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us!!!
Chrissy said:
What brand of sugar free white cake mix do you use? and where can I find it?
Dashing Dish said:
i use pillsbury…which i find at walmart
Katie Farrell said:
aww you made my week jennifer! :) xo
Katie Farrell said:
meredith, ill post it just as soon as i get it! :)
Katie Farrell said:
thank you emily! :)
Katie Farrell said:
thank you so much ellie! you are so sweet! :)
Katie Farrell said:
6 servings for the pudding
Katie Farrell said:
yasmine, i would try beating cream cheese and the cool whip together and take out the milk… and add about 1/2 cup sweetener