Gingerbread Cupcakes

Recipe from Comfort Food Diet Cookbook

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 egg whites
• 1 egg
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup molasses
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1-1/3 cups reduced-fat whipped topping

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, egg whites and egg until well blended.  Add applesauce and molasses; mix well. In a small bowl, combine the flours, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and allspice; gradually beat into applesauce mixture until blended.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
• Just before serving, top each cupcake with 1 tablespoon whipped topping.

Yield:  24 cupcakes (1 serving = 1 cupcake)