A smidgen of me :P: Strawberry Yogurt Cupcakes

Strawberries. A sign of spring <3 My love for sweets is undeniable, but it counter acts with my healthy life style. When I bake, I try to find different substitutes for certain ingredients like AP flour, oil, sugar, butter etc. Which means basically you have to redo the whole entire recipe...which is a pain. There were a lot of trail & errors in my kitchen but these Strawberry Yogurt Cupcakes are a winner! They're light and fluffy..taste like spring in a cake <3

Strawberry Yogurt Cupcakes

2 cups whole wheat flour
2 eggs
3 bananas
1 cup strawberries (frozen or fresh)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup non-fat plain yogurt
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Preheat the oven at 375 degrees. Mash bananas & strawberries in separate bowls set aside.

1. Whisk together eggs, applesauce, yogurt, brown sugar, vanilla and bananas. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg; Combine two together until moistened.

2. Fold strawberries into banana mixture evenly.

3. Spray non-stick cooking spray onto your 12 cupcake pan. Evenly, fill mixture a little more than halfway. Bake for 20 minutes, then cool completely.

Behind the scenes...mMm!!

20 minutes later you should get these babies...

Don't you love that you can see the actual strawberry peeking through? YUM! Now, these taste great by themselves..BUT I felt like I wanted to be naughty and put some light whipped icing on them :)

Strawberry Whipped Cream

1 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup strawberry puree

1. Put strawberries into blender and puree until smooth. In a large bowl combine heavy cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and strawberry puree.

2. Set your handheld mixer on high and whip for a minute until stiff. About a minute.