Guilt-Free Funfetti Cupcakes

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 box funfetti cake mix (JUST the mix–you do NOT need any other ingredients. No eggs. No water. No oil. Just soda)
• 1 can (12 ounces) diet sprite or 7-up
• Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe and ingredients follow)
• Rainbow sprinkles or jimmies

Details

Adapted from thedomesticrebel.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 muffin tins with 18-20 paper liners (recipe makes around 18). Set aside.

2. In large bowl, beat together cake mix and diet soda–that’s it!–until creamy and blended, about 2 minutes. Portion batter, about 2/3 full, into each muffin tin. Bake for approx. 13-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in thcenter comes out mostly clean. Do not overbake. Cool completely while you prepare frosting.

Guiltless Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 pkg (8 oz) fat free cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened (a little butter is A-OK)
1 tsp vanilla extract
About 4 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1. In the bowl of stand mixer, beat together softened butter and cream cheese and vanilla extract until creamy and blended, about 2 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar one cup at a time until a stiff but spreadable consistency is achieved.

2. Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes, about 1-2 Tablespoons per cupcake. Sprinkle generously with rainbow sprinkles or jimmies. Keep covered in fridge. Eat 12. Considering walking around the block but don’t, then eat another.