Low fat, low carb brownie cupcakes

I was watching the Food Network this weekend and the Hungry Girl was on. She was making foods that you could replace some of your guilty pleasures with. She made kale chips to replace potato chips. She made butternut squash fries. The one I knew I had to try though, were these brownie cupcakes. So easy, low fat and they are so delicious!

Brownie cupcakes

1 box chocolate cake mix (I used the Sugar Free type)
1 can pumpkin (do not use pumpkin pie mix)

1. Preheat oven to temperature instructed on package of cake mix. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine pumpkin and cake mix. Stir until combined. It will seem dry, but it will come together, just keep mixing. Fill cupcake liners about 3/4 full. Bake as instructed on package of cake mix for cupcakes.
3. Allow to cool and you can either frost or eat as is. YUM!

Yummy Frosting

One of my co-workers is going on a prolonged "vacation" and Friday was his last day. I have boxes and boxes of brownie mix (I love brownies and buy them whenever they are BOGO), so I decided I would brownies. Now we have a lady who works with us and she likes to cut herself a piece and then lick the knife and then cut another piece, or she will lick her fingers which are covered in whatever and then touch the food...so I decided I will make them into cupcakes. They were so dense and so chocolatey..I loved them. Of course you can not have a "cupcake" without some type of frosting. I am not a big fan of frosting, but I found a recipe on the back of my box of cocoa and decided to try it out. It was DELICIOUS! So here it is...

Chocolate Lover's Frosting
see larger photoRead Reviews Write a Review for this Recipe!
Level: Easy Rated:
Source:

Chocolate Lover's Frosting
Estimated Times:Preparation - 5 min Yields - 16 servings (2 Tablespoons per serving)
Ingredients:
3 cups sifted powdered sugar, divided
2/3 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
5 to 6 tablespoons milk, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:BEAT 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa, butter, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and milk until smooth. Makes 2 cups total.

Nutritional Info

Nutrition FactsServing Size: 1/16 of recipeServings per Recipe: 16 servings (2 Tablespoons per serving)
Amount per serving
Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 50
% Daily Value
Total Fat: 6g
10%
Saturated Fat: 3.5g
18%
Cholesterol: 15mg
5%
Sodium: 40mg
2%
Carbohydrates: 25g
8%
Dietary Fiber: 1g
3%
Sugars: 22g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A
4%
Vitamin C
0%
Calcium
0%
Iron