Strawberry Orange Surprise Cupcakes

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Exchanges: 1 fat, 1 starch, 1 carb. Carb choices: 2. This came from diabetic living magazine. I have not tried this, just posting for safe keeping.

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Steps

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Cupcakes: preheat oven to 350.

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Line tweleve 2 1 / 2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups.

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Coat cups with nonstick cooking spray.

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Set aside.

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In a bowl , gently stir together diced strawberries and orange marmalade.

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Set aside.

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In a medium bowl , combine flour , baking powder , baking soda , and salt.

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Set aside.

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In a small bowl , whisk together buttermilk , sugar , oil , egg , and vanilla.

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Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture.

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Whisk just until combined.

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Add finely shredded orange peel and gently stir.

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Spoon 1 / 2 of the batter into prepared muffin cups.

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Evenly spoon strawberry mixture over batter in muffin cups.

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Bake 14-16 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean.

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Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack.

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Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting.

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Store frosted cupcakes in refrigerator.

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Garnish with orange peel strips and fresh strawberry slices before serving.

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Orange cream cheese frosting: in a medium bowl , beat neufchatel with an electric mixer on.

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Ingredients

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nonstick cooking spray, fresh strawberries, orange marmalade, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, sugar, canola oil, fat-free liquid egg product, vanilla, orange peel, neufchatel cheese, greek yogurt, marmalade, red food coloring, orange strip, strawberry slices