Orange Cupcakes
Orange Cupcakes
Ingredients:
- Unsalted butter 1/2 cup
- Caster sugar 2/3 cup
- Eggs 3
- Vanilla essence 1-1/2 tsp
- Orange essence 1/2 tsp
- Orange zest of 1 orange
- Flour 1-1/2 cups
- Baking powder 1-1/2 tsp
- Salt ¼ tsp
- Milk 1/4 cup
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
Method:
- Place the sugar and orange zest into the bowl of your mixer and blend until moist and fragrant. Add in butter and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and orange essences. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, Evenly fill the cupcakes cases with the batter and bake for about 18-20 minutes at 180 degrees C or until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost with icing.
- For icing, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth, creamy and well blended. Blend in the vanilla essence. Gradually add the icing sugar until you reach the desired consistency.
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