Low Calorie Angel Food Cupcakes

On a Diet? Our Angel Food Cupcakes have only 75 calories!

These light and airy angel food cupcakes are perfect for those of us who are watching are weight. Seriously, as a life member of Weight Watchers, I'm in a day-to-day-battle with my scale. Try as I might to cut out sweets...well, it isn't always easy. So I'm always thankful when a low calorie recipe catches my eye.

This recipe is guaranteed by the good folks at Good Housekeeping Magazine. I found it while skimming through some old magazines circa 2003. The magazine got recycled, but I tore out some easy cupcake recipes pages. This was one of them.

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Angel Food Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cake flour (not self-raising)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar plus additional for dusting
• 1 2/3 cups egg whites (11-13 eggs)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line twenty-four 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper liners; set aside.

2. On waxed paper, sift flour with 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.

3. In a large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until foamy. Increase speed to high; beat until soft peaks form. Sprinkle in granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until whites stand in stiff, glossy peaks when beaters are lifted. Beat in vanilla.

4. Sift flour mixture, one-third at a time, over beaten egg whites; fold in with a rubber spatula just until the flour mixture is no longer visible.

5. Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners. Batter should come almost 2 inches over the top of the liners.

Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack.

When cupcakes are cool, dust with confectioners' sugar or frost with Chocolate Glaze or Citrus Buttercream with lemon.

Makes 24 cupcakes.

Recipe Source: Good Houskeeping Magazine, May 2003

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