It is said that the Royal couple will have two wedding cakes. One being a traditional iced fruit cake and the second a chocolate biscuit cake that Prince William has adored every since he was introduced to it by Her Majesty the Queen. I’ve tried to make the latter, a rich tea biscuit, meringue, candied fruit and melted chocolate concoction, bariatric-friendly, but I’m afraid, even with sugar-free chocolate, it still comes out way too high in fat and sugar. So here is another of William’s favorites, cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting instead. This one scores on all levels…so something to wave the flags at!

V suitable for vegetarians

Calories per cake:  143

Protein:  4.8g

Carbohydrate:  13.1g

Fat:  7.8g

Ingredients
Metric/US

150g self-raising flour/11/2 cups all purpose flour sifted with 11/2 tsp baking powder
additional 1 tsp baking powder
8 tbsp/10 tbsp Splenda granulated sweetener
3 tbsp/4 tbsp dried skimmed milk powder
2 tbsp/3 tbsp ground rice
2 eggs, beaten
100 ml/generous ½ cup vegetable oil
3 tbsp/4 tbsp skimmed milk
6 tbsp/1/2 cup water
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of/dash of salt
Frosting:

150g/2/3 cup low-fat cream or soft cheese
4 tsp Splenda granulated sweetener
¼ tsp vanilla extract
sugar-free chocolate hearts or fresh berries to decorate
Directions

1.  Preheat the oven to 180 C/350 F/gas mark 4.

2.  Sift the flour and the baking powder into a bowl. Stir in the Splenda, dried milk and ground rice.

3.  Add the eggs, oil, skimmed milk, water, vanilla and salt. Mix into the dried ingredients with a wooden spoon. The mixture should have a soft dropping consistency. If not, add a further 1 tbsp water. Divide equally between 14 paper bun cases or silicone cake moulds(cupcake), placed on a baking tray.

4.  Bake for 15-20 minutes until well-risen and light golden. Allow to cool on a wire rack.

5.  To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese with the Splenda and vanilla until light and fluffy. Pipe or swirl onto the top of the cooled cakes, then decorate with no-sugar chocolate hearts or fresh berries. Keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 2 days.