Pink Grapefruit Cupcakes

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Categories:	Other Desserts, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy
Serves:	48 mini cupcakes

Ingredients

CUPCAKES
2 c	all purpose flour
3 tsp	baking powder
1/2 tsp	salt
3/4 c	unsalted butter
1 1/3 c	granulated sugar
4 large	eggs
1 c	2% reduced fat greek yogurt
1 tsp	pure vanilla extract
4 Tbsp	pink grapefruit zest
FROSTING
1	8 oz block 1/3 less fat cream cheese, chilled
4 c	powdered sugar
1/8 tsp	pure vanilla extract
1 tsp	pink grapefruit zest
2 tsp	pink grapefruit juice
2	drops red food coloring

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Jamallah Bergman

Well Seasoned

Atlanta, GA (pop. 420,003)

pmyodb1

Member Since May 2010

Jamallah's Notes:

Well folks I have another one for you all.....pink grapefruit cupcakes....I found this is a health magazine and I have to say I love the idea already.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

To make cupcakes, combine flour,baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.

Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs; mix until smooth. Add half of flour mixture, and combine; repeat with remaining flour mixture. Add yogurt and vanilla; blend at low speed. Blend in zest. Scoop dough into 48 mini baking cups (about 2/3 full); bake until tops spring back when touched lightly in center (about 10 minutes).Remove from oven; cool completely.

To make frosting: Place cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar,vanilla,grapefruit zest and juice;beat until smooth.

Divide the frosting into 2 bowls. Add food coloring to one bowl; mix with a spatula until frosting is light pink. Frost cupcakes.

NEAT IDEA TO FROST CUPCAKES:

PUT FROSTING IN A PIPING BAG WITH A LARGE ROUND TIP (OR USE A ZIP TOP PLASTIC BAG WITH A CORNER CUT OFF), AND PIP A LARGE DOLLOP ON TOP OF EACH CUPCAKE. THEN USE ANOTHER BAG WITH A SMALLER TIP AND A DIFFERENT COLOR FROSTING TO MAKE A "BULL'S EYE" ON TOP OF EACH DOLLOP.