Vanilla Cupcakes with Banana Frosting
A 60-calorie cupcake recipe from Biggest Loser's Curtis Stone.
Per Cupcake: Calories 60, Total Fat 0g, Sat Fat g 0g, Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 190mg, Total Carb 10g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugar 4g, Protein 5g
Yield: Serves 14
Ingredients
- 5 organic egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Raspberry Frosting:
- 1 cup nonfat cream cheese, at room temp
- 1 cup fresh raspberries
- Fresh raspberries to garnish
Banana Frosting:
- 1 cup nonfat cream cheese
- 1/2 ripe banana
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Place the egg whites in a large bowl and using a handheld mixer whip the whites on medium speed for 3 to 4 minutes or until the whites begin to lighten up and hold their shape.
- Increase speed to high and whip in the salt and honey until the whites hold a soft peak, then add the vanilla extract.
- Fold in the yogurt.
- In a separate medium mixing bowl combine the flour and baking powder and mix well.
- Sift the dry ingredients into the egg whites a little at a time, gently folding them in with a rubber spatula.
- Once fully incorporated, scoop the batter into cupcake tins lined with cupcake papers.
- Bake the cupcakes for 15 to 20 minutes or until they have colored and gently spring back when pushed with a finger.
- Remove from the oven and cool the cupcakes at room temp.
- Mix the cream cheese and the banana in a medium mixing bowl until well incorporated, leaving small chunks of banana throughout the frosting.
- Once cool, spread a little of the banana frosting over the cupcakes and top each with a raspberry
- Serve
Source: Curtis Stone via Biggest Loser NBC
User Feedback
(Page 1 of 1, 9 total comments)Eileen
I liked these; however, when I make them again I will make a few changes. I might add some Stevia to the batter and maybe try including some lemon or lime zest to it. Also, had trouble incorporating the Greek yogurt, make a point to whip it a bit first before folding it into the egg whites. I added a little Stevia to the frosting too, personally I liked it better with just a touch more sweetness to it.
posted Jun 28th, 2012 10:59 pmSandra Pinto
I like it
posted Aug 15th, 2011 7:07 amHanna
I thought these were awesome...all these bad comments about the frosting astound me. I have only made the raspberry frosting, but I thought it was amazing...in fact, I use it all the time now on my bagels; it is after all just raspberry cream cheese!
posted Jan 27th, 2011 9:18 pmMichelle
DISGUSTING!! The friosting is so awful i couldnt put enough of anything in it to make it taste decent
posted Nov 20th, 2010 9:10 pmRachel
Yuck. The cupcakes were so bad I didn't even continue with the frosting. They had a nice texture and were light, but they had such an awful taste. I would rather eat fruit.
posted Oct 27th, 2010 1:03 amannalisa
The frosting is terrible!! I tried it, and It tasted really funny, I made a substitution and used greek yogurt mixed with agave nectar instead, it's thicker then regular yogurt .
posted Oct 22nd, 2010 3:41 pmCarrie
I love Curtis, but I don't know how the biggest loser contestants choked these down with a straight face! They were terrible. I really like cream cheese, but the frosting is where it all went wrong with taste for me. Don't waste your time on these.
posted Oct 19th, 2010 3:26 pmMichele
This was not good at all!
posted Oct 17th, 2010 3:37 pmtony
awesome recipe!!!!
posted Oct 13th, 2010 2:42 pm