Yesterday I made Lee buy me a bag of oranges because it came with a free beachball. He did so on the condition that I eat the oranges, so today I tried out an orange cupcake recipe found at Cupcake Recipes and man they are good.
Just the right amount of fluffy in the middle, a little crispy toasted on top, the orange flavour carries through and the recommended icing is very tasty too.
Try it out?
Ingredients
• 1 3/4 cup cake flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 large eggs, separated and whites beaten until stiff
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 stick of butter, softened
Combine butter, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Cream these ingredients together thoroughly.
Mix flour, salt, and baking powder together in a separate mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients to creamed ingredients 1/3 at a time alternating with adding portions of the orange juice to the creamed mixture.
Fold in beaten egg whites. Spoon batter into cupcake liners until 1/2 full.
Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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The batter was uncharacteristically thick for cake, but light and fluffy so I spooned it in and hoped for the best. The best happened. I am in love with this cupcake recipe.
PoF: summer
CO: cupcakes!