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Recipe of the Month!

Tone It cUpcakes!

I decided to try this recipe from the “Tone it up” girls this weekend and I was very surprised…these things are actually really good! Katrina and Karena of “Tone it Up” came up with this exclusive recipe on their own. It’s great because they use protein powder, wheat flour and stevia instead of regular sugar and white flour. I love the tips of using different flavored protein powder in the cupcake mix and frosting (all I had was vanilla)  and also the tip to use crushed raspberries to make the pink frosting.

***Be sure to subscribe to our Tone It Up eMagazine so you can get other great recipes as well as my article and yoga video!

Recipe:

Pink Cupcake

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Cupcake

Combine dry ingredients…

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder -see below!
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/3 cup organic sugar
  • 3 tbs natural stevia powder… or 6 packets of stevia natural sweetener

Add one at a time to dry mix with a whisk…

  • 2 egg whites
  • 3 tbsp canola oil
  • 1/2 cup nonfat plain organic yogurt (this will add moisture)
  • 3 tsp vanilla extract

** to make chocolate cupcakes, add 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder and replace vanilla protein powder with chocolate powder.

Spray olive oil cooking Pam on paper liners in cupcake pan.  Pour mix in no more than 1/2 to 3/4 full (do not overfill).  We used mini cupcake trays and they were perfect!  Bake for 14-17 minutes or until middle is cooked (use a tooth pick and make sure it comes out dry when you test them).  Let cool before you frost them!

Tone It Up Frosting

Whip together…

  • 1 cup light cream cheese
  • 2 tbs plain low fat Greek yogurt
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup organic powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup stevia powder
  • You can crush raspberries to make the frosting pink too!

***A FUN FITNESS TIP!! We added our favorite protein powder Muscle Milk to the cupcake batter and frosting!

  • Light Vanilla Creme Muscle Milk makes the cupcakes lower carb and much more like a vanilla cupcake  🙂
  • Light Chocolate Mint Muscle Milk in place of 1/4 of the powdered sugar in our frosting makes a lower sugar mint chocolate frosting!  This is what we did for our launch party and everyone was raving about the it.

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About Me

About Me
Cari Shoemate

Hi! I'm Cari! I'm a fitness star turned Mom of 3 who lives in Houston, TX. Getting fit and healthy is a journey and one I understand well. After graduating from college I worked in a corporate setting for many years and gained a lot of weight and had an unhealthy lifestyle. Finally, after I had enough - I decided to regain my healthy lifestyle that I had in college by fitting in workouts and eating healthier. Eventually, I left my corporate job to become a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor. I also created Bombshell Bootcamp over 10 years ago and it has become one of Houston's top bootcamps! My passion then turned into greater opportunities to write workouts for national magazines, appear on tv doing workouts and speaking about healthy and fitness, making fitness DVD's and working with many celebrities. Fast forward a few years....and then I had my first baby! I'm now a Mom of 3 little ones and try to incorporate healthy living and exercise in our family's lives. Not only do I still blog about workouts and fitness, but I have shifted some to include family fitness, family travel, fashion, health/beauty and general lifestyle.