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Shirley Temple Cupcakes: Under 200 calories!

July 12, 2011 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

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Shirley Temple Cupcakes | JenniferCooks.com
Remember ordering the Shirley Temple?  My kids loved to when they were little.  I remember when I was kid thinking it was the coolest, prettiest drink I ever saw–the lemon lime soda, mixed with the red grenadine, topped off with a maraschino cherry!
These cupcakes are just like the drink.  They are a low-cal version of an original cupcake.  You might have heard of the “Diet Cola Cake” Weight Watchers recipe that has been passed around over the years…just take a cake mix (many times chocolate cake mix) mixed with 1 can of diet cola for a low cal alternative to egg and oil mixtures.
This is just another twist on that recipe.
Shirley Temple Cupcakes | JenniferCooks.com
I used a French Vanilla Betty Crocker Cake mix, added 1 can of Diet 7-UP along with 1/2 cup stemmed and chopped maraschino cherries.
Shirley Temple Cupcakes
 Line a cupcake tin with papers and fill each on 2/3 full.  Bake according to package directions.
That’s it!
Really.
 You can keep this really light by just adding a dollop of Lite Cool Whip…but I just couldn’t leave it there, could I?!
 
Over at Gina’s Skinny Recipes {one of my favorite sites!} I came across her Pineapple Bliss Cupcakes.  There she has a genius way of making a delicious, but lite topping.  I have changed it up a bit for these cupcakes, but the original idea came from her.
Shirley Temple Cupcakes | JenniferCooks.com

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Shirley Temple Cupcakes: Under 200 calories!

Servings: 24 cupcakes
Author: Jennifer Locklin

Ingredients

  • 1 box French vanilla cake mix used: Betty Crocker Super Moist
  • 1 12 oz. can diet 7-UP
  • ½ cup maraschino <g class="gr_ gr_86 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="86" data-gr-id="86">cherries </g> stemmed and chopped
  • 2 T maraschino cherry juice
  • Topping:
  • 4 oz Philadelphia 1/3 Less Fat Cream Cheese softened
  • ½ cup marshmallow cream
  • 1 container lite Cool Whip
  • 1 T maraschino cherry juice
  • 24 maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions

  • For Cupcakes: Combine all ingredients and beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Line cupcake tins with papers and <g class="gr_ gr_85 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace" id="85" data-gr-id="85">fill</g> 2/3 full with batter. Bake according to package directions. Let cool completely before topping.
  • For Topping: In a medium bowl combine all ingredients, except cherries and beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Top cooled cupcakes with a generous dollop of “lite icing” and top with a cherry.
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