Red Velvet Cake Recipe – 4 Point Value
Red Velvet Cake and Red Velvet Cupcakes are my, hands down, absolute favorite desserts. I ADORE them. But the typical Red Velvet Cake Recipes are full of fat, calories and of course, extra Points. So when I came across this Weight Watchers Recipe for it, I was beyond excited and couldn’t wait to try it! When I read through the recipe, I was concerned about the icing because I REALLY like a thick buttercream, cream cheesy icing on my red velvet, but it turned out to taste pretty darn good! The icing is definitely lighter and fluffier than I’m used to, but it still tastes fantastic, and it’s a fair compromise for just 4 Weight Watchers Points per serving. This is the perfect low calorie dessert recipe to to take to any party or dinner and of course, it’s a great treat to make at home as well! When I made this recipe, I made 15 Red Velvet Cupcakes from the mix, so that I had my portions already divided out. If you love Red Velvet Cake, you’ve gotta give this Weight Watchers Red Velvet Cake Recipe a try and satisfy your sweet tooth without the guilt!
Weight Watchers Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 (18 ounce) box Duncan Heinz Red Velvet Cake Mix
- 8 ounces diet Dr. Pepper soda
- 1 (8 serving sized) package jell-o fat free sugar-free instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 (8 ounce) container fat-free cool whip (thawed)
- 2 cups skim milk
Directions:
Mix cake mix and diet soda. Pour in 13″x9″ pan sprayed with Pam.
Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done. Cool completely. Mix pudding and milk.
When thickened, spread on cake. Spread Cool Whip over all and cut into 15 equal sized portions. Cover and refrigerate leftovers. Makes 15 servings.
Each serving = 4 Weight Watchers Points
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March 3rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
That cake looks beautiful and so tasty. I WILL be making this one next week. I just made it with the diet soda and no frosting. but this looks so much better. Thanks for posting.
I love your blog!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
how do you figure out the numbers for the food?? Your reicpes are all new and from you, so how do you do it? I have some recipes that I have changed to make ‘healthier’ but do not know the new numbers. HELP!!!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
It takes some time at first, but I calculate the Weight Watchers Points based on the information on the food labels of the ingredients and the amounts of what I use. If you are reworking old recipes, you’ll have to add up all the nutritional stats and then divide it by the number of servings, and then use the Weight Watchers Points Calculator to determine the Points value.
March 8th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I am so excited about making this, but I am confused by one of the ingredients. You have written 1 8oz pkg jell-o fat-free, sugar-free instant cheesecake pudding mix. This doesn’t make sense–the small (4-serving size) jell-o boxes are 1oz, the larger (8-serving size) boxes range are 3.75 oz. Help! I have everything else ready to go and I’m anxious!
March 8th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Hi Heather,
You’ll want to use the larger package of the jell-o mix. The 8oz refers to the amount of prepared mix. But it’s confusing. I’ve corrected the recipe to show the correct ounces! Thanks so much for pointing that out!
April 6th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I love your recipes!!!!! I have been on Weight Watchers since 1/3/09 & have lost 25 lbs, & have used a number of your recipes. It is wonderful that you do this. It definitely makes cooking, eating & losing weight so much easier when you know you are eating healthy. Thank you!!!!!
April 7th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Thanks so much for your kind words! It sounds like you are really rocking the WW program, and I’m so glad all the Weight Watchers recipes have helped you. Congrats on your success!! And I hope you keep enjoying all the low calorie recipes!
May 13th, 2009 at 7:46 am
The part I don’t understand is about the cool whip. Do you need to spread it over the icing for it to taste right? I just really hate coolwhip, but I don’t want to mess with the flavor that the recipe is going for.
May 13th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Ahhh, yes…you are in good company…many do not like the taste of Cool Whip. What you can do instead, is mix the Cool Whip in with the pudding mixture. That way, it kinda disguises the taste of the cool whip. Just be careful not to over mix them, as that might make the icing a bit runny.
June 9th, 2009 at 5:41 am
hi
I was wondering if we could make this cake into cupcakes, so the portions are equal 15 cupcakes. Just wondering.
June 9th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Absolutely! I love this idea! And it’s the best way to make sure those portion sizes are controlled.
November 18th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
How can I make this as a two layer or bundt cake?
November 20th, 2009 at 9:38 am
As for how to make this into a bundt cake, I really don’t know. But to make it a two layer cake without changing the weight watchers points value, just take a cake slicer, and slice the cake into two layers, or divide the batter into two pans before baking.