Ingredients
The following ingredients have 24 Servings
- 1 (18.25 oz) box of chocolate cake mix ((I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge))
- 1 can of diet cherry cola (I used Diet Dr. Pepper with Cherry)
- 2 egg whites
- ½ cup light cherry pie filling
- 8 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- Optional Garnish: 12 cherries (fresh or frozen with no additives, pitted and halved)
Instruction
- Preheat oven per directions on cake mix box.
- Line cupcake pan(s) with 24 cupcake liners or use cooking spray to lightly coat 24 spots.
- Combine the cake mix, soda and egg whites in a large bowl. Beat together with an electric mixer until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture evenly into cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake according to directions on cake mix box. Let cool completely.
- Using a grapefruit knife or paring knife, cut into each cupcake at an angle to form an upside-down cone shape (see photos below) and remove the center. Scoop 1 teaspoon of pie filling into the opening in the cupcake. Cut the tip off the cone and place the “lid” back into the cupcake opening. Repeat with each cupcake.
- In a large bowl combine the Neufchatel cheese, the cocoa powder and the sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and then use to frost the cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a cherry half if desired.
