I've been wanting to try some cupcakes with a fat-free substitution for the oil, and this was the perfect occasion. I had friends over tonight for a bit of a crafty get-together while Brad is gone, and I whipped these up. You can't really tell so much, but the bottom is yellow, the middle orange, and the frosting white--like a candy corn! And the best part? They were entirely fat free, thanks to substituting BEAN paste for the oil. Seriously. Put a can of beans (used great northern for a white cake) in the blender and blend until smooth. Measures the same as oil. You literally can't tell they are made with beans! There is no weird taste like with applesauce, although they may have been slightly...don't know how to explain it...smoother? a little tiny bit drier? than regular cupcakes. The batter ends up with no clumps, so they are smooth.
The kids couldn't tell any difference, and neither could my friends--that they said!! It's certainly worth a shot in your next cupcake batch. I'm going to try it with brownies, next.
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