Red Velvet Cupcakes

Idk if it’s the color, but Red Velvet has always had a special place in my heart 🥰❤️

  • I’ve tested many different red velvet recipes, including the famous Georgetown Cupcakes Red Velvet. I even went to their store to try out the actual thing. These definitely hold their own and are amazing!

Recipe

For the cake:

  • -1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • -1/3 cup monkfruit (sub any granulated sweetener)
  • -2 eggs (sub flax if vegan)
  • -1/4 cup milk (I used cashew)
  • -1/4 cup yogurt (I used fage 0%)
  • -1 tsp vanilla
  • -food coloring or beet powder
  • -2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • -1/3 cup coconut flour
  • -1/4 cup whole wheat flour (sub oat, gf, AP)
  • -1/4 cup tapioca (sub cassava, cornstarch or 1/3 more whole wheat)
  • -pinch salt
  • -2 Tbsp chocolate chips (optional)
  • Frosting:
  • 1/3 cup Greek yogurt (I used fage 0%)
  • 1/3 cup nonfat cream cheese
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup monkfruit powdered sugar
  1. Set oven to 350 degrees
  2. In a large bowl add wet ingredients (appleasauce, sweetener, eggs and vanilla, milk, yogurt) and whisk together until combined.
  3. Add in dry ingredients (cocoa powder, coconut flour, wheat flour, tapioca flour, baking soda & vinegar, and salt).
  4. Scoop into cupcake tins and bake around 20-25 min or until toothpick comes out clean.
  5. Frost, if desired.

Nutrition Info

1 Cupcake with frosting: Calories: 100 Fat: 2g, Carbs: 15g, Protein: 12g

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