These Lemon-Lime Cupcakes are light, sweet, tangy, fresh, and so easy to make!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Diet Soda Cupcakes, WW Dessert
Prep Time 15 minutesmins
Cook Time 15 minutesmins
Total Time 30 minutesmins
Servings 24cupcakes
Calories 112
Author Sunny Cooking
Ingredients
1(18.25 oz) box of yellow cake mix (I used Betty Crocker Super Moist)
1can of diet lemon-lime sodaI used Sprite Zero
2egg whites
1lemon
1lime
8oz1/3 less fat cream cheese do not substitute fat free
1cuppowdered sugar
Instructions
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
Zest both the lemon and lime and set zest aside. Cut both fruits in half. Using a reamer, or by hand, ream/squeeze the juice from half a lemon and half a lime into a large bowl. Set the other halves aside.
In the large bowl with the lemon & lime juice, add the cake mix, soda, egg whites and half of the lemon and lime zest. Beat together with an electric mixer until thoroughly mixed. Pour mixture evenly into cupcake spaces, filling each about 2/3 full.
Bake according to directions on cake mix box. Let cool completely before frosting.
In a separate bowl, squeeze or ream the juice from the remaining lemon and lime halves* and add the remaining zest, the Neufchatel cheese and the sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and then use to frost the cupcakes.
*I've had a few people say if you have especially large lemons or limes then a half of each is too much for the frosting and makes it runny. The frosting isn't meant to be stiff per say, but you may want to mix the cream cheese and powdered sugar first and then add the lemon and lime juice bit by bit until you reach your desired flavor & consistency!
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!NUTRITION INFORMATION:112 calories, 21 g carbs, 13 g sugars, 3 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 1 g protein, 0 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 cupcake) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 5 SmartPoints/ Blue: 5 SmartPoints/ Purple: 5 SmartPointsWEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS PLUS: 3 per cupcake (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)