Red Velvet Cupcakes With Truvia® Baking Blend

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• cupcakes:
• 3 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup canola oil
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 1/8 cups truvia® baking blend
• 3 eggs
• 1/8 cup red food coloring (see note)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
• frosting:
• 16 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/3 cup truvia® baking blend
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon milk (optional)

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
• combine oil, applesauce and truvia® baking blend in a separate large mixing bowl. blend in eggs. carefully add red food coloring and vanilla while mixing at low speed.
• combine the buttermilk and vinegar. then add half of the flour mixture and half of the buttermilk mixture to the oil mixture at a time and mix just until combined.
• fill paper lined or greased cups 3/4 full with batter.
• bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean.
• frosting: mix cream cheese and truvia® baking blend at low speed for 1 minute. add the vanilla and mix for another minute at low to medium speed or until creamy and smooth. add 1 teaspoon of milk, if desired, for thinner spreading consistency.
• frost the cooled cupcakes.