red velvet diet coke cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Happy Valentine's Day! I wanted to do something with my kids for today and i thought that baking cupcakes would be perfect! and red velvet cupcakes are the first that came to mind of course (and i also had a package mix already in my pantry) . i have heard about substituting diet pop in cake recipes to cut out calories and fat so i thought that i would give it a shot today. i tried one and it was awesome. i didn't find that it tasted any different than a regular cupcake. anyways, happy valentine's day from my family to yours!

(i want to note here that i did a batch of diet coke cupcakes and a batch of regular cupcakes which my kids are eating here)

Diet Soda Cupcakes
from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/12/diet-soda-cake-35-pts.html

1 package red velvet cake mix
10 oz diet soda
2 egg whites

Beat cake mix, diet soda and egg whites in bowl. sppon evenly into paper lined cupcake pans.

Bake as directed on box. (but watch closely because it took less time for mine to cook completely)

let cool completely and frost.

Cream cheese frosting:

8 oz cream cheese, room temp (i always use 1/3 less fat)
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

beat all ingredients together in bowl. Frost cupcakes.