Keeping Up With Sari: Valentine's Day and Red Velvet Cupcakes.

The flowers Marc gave me.

Marc and I's first Valentines Day: February 14. 2011

Valentine's Day has never been my favorite holiday, however having a relationship with someone that I truly love, does spark a random desire to go out of the way to celebrate my relationship with Marc, and our love. So, I decided to make my sweet-mister Red Velvet Cupcakes.

I was lucky enough to have my friend, Jess' four-year-old son, Liam, with me to make the cupcakes. Liam is one of those kids that have a real genuine sweetness about him so asking Jess to kidnap him is always a joy.

Velvet Cupcakes

Servings: 26 Points: 3 pts

· 1 1/2 cups cake flour

· 1 cup white whole wheat flour

· 1 cup sugar

· 1 tbsp unsweetened dutch-process cocoa

· 1 tsp salt

· 1 tsp baking powder

· 1 tsp baking soda

· 1 tsp white vinegar

· 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce

· 1/4 cup butter, softened

· 1 egg

· 2 egg whites

· 2 tsp vanilla

· 1 1/3 cup light buttermilk

· 1 tbsp red food coloring

Preheat oven to 350. Line cupcake tins with liners.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together flours, salt, cocoa, and baking powder.

Liam licking the applesauce out of the measuring cup.

In another large bowl beat sugar, applesauce and butter. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a separate bowl mix baking soda and vinegar.

Add half of the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, mix well. Addbuttermilk, red food coloring and mix well. Add the remaining dry ingredients and foldin vinegar and baking soda. .

Pour in prepared cupcake liners 3/4 of the way. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool, then frost with low fat cream cheese frosting.