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Today I am very excited to play host to my very first guest post! I discovered Mother Thyme a few months ago and I love reading her fabulous recipes. She’s the woman behind the delicious tomato pasta sauce and choc-ginger biscuits. Please make her feel welcome and be sure to stop by and check out all the fabulous recipes on Mother Thyme.

Hi everyone! I’m Jennifer from Mother Thyme. I am so thrilled to be guest posting on my foodie friend Claire’s fabulous site today!

Today I will be sharing with you a light and refreshing dessert that you can enjoy without the guilt, Angel Food Cupcakes. These cupcakes are light and airy and made with a few simple ingredients such as egg white, confectioners sugar, sugar, salt and vanilla. The egg whites are whipped to form stiff peaks that makes this batter light and airy.

Sure I could have topped these cupcakes off with a creamy, eat with a spoon buttercream frosting, but that defeats the purpose of composing a light cupcake. My first thought was to just add dollops of cool whip on top of these cupcakes with slices of strawberries, but after some experimenting and recipe developing I came up with this creamy, delicious cool whip frosting that is flavored with vanilla and a hint of almond. This frosting is creamy, tasty, and delicious without all the extra calories and fat. So instead of having one cupcake, let’s have two (or maybe three)!

Thanks for letting me share my recipe here with you today. Be sure to stop by and say Hi to me at Mother Thyme. You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest!

Enjoy!

 

Angel food cupcakes - A guest post from Mother Thyme

Angel food cupcakes - A guest post from Mother Thyme

Yield: 18

Ingredients

Cupcake

  • 12 large egg whites (about 1 ½ cups)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup confectioners sugar (icing sugar)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup cake flour (plain AP flour)

Vanilla Almond Cool Whip Frosting

  • 1 3.4oz (90-120g) package of vanilla instant pudding
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 8oz tub of cool whip, thawed (fat free, light or regular)

Instructions

    Cupcake

    1. Using an electric mixer with whisk attachment combine egg whites, cream of tartar, vanilla extract and salt in a large bowl. Blend on medium speed for 4-5 minutes until stiff peaks form. Gradually add in sugars and continue to blend until just combined. By hand fold in cake flour.
    2. Pour batter into cupcake liners filling ¾ full. Bake for 15-18 minutes until cake tester comes out clean and top is firm. Do not overbake.
    3. Cool on wire racks completely before frosting.

    Vanilla Almond Cool Whip Frosting

    1. In a medium bowl combine pudding, milk and almond extract until smooth. Fold in cool whip until combined. Frost as desired.

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