Chocolate orange cupcakes

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Add some zing to your chocolate cupcakes with a hint of orange!

50mins – Prep time: 35mins – Cooking time: 15mins

Ingredients

Cake mixture

• 200g self raising flour
• 170g caster sugar
• 170g margarine
• 80g dark chocolate
• 3 eggs
• 6 drops orange essence
• 4 tbsp juice from orange
• 1 tsp baking powder.
• Rind 1/2 an orange

Topping

• 120g butter
• 250g icing sugar
• 3tbsp juice from orange
• 3 drops orange essence
• 80g plain chocolate
• Ringe 1/2 an orange to decorate

Instructions

1. Lay out cupcake cases (about 18). If you use silicon you can lay them on a flat baking tray, if you use paper ones, I advise using a bun tin to make the cakes hold their shape.
2. Whisk the eggs and sugar for at least 4 minutes with an electric hand whisk and beat air into the mix so it fluffs up.
3. Bit by bit, sieve in the flour and baking powder and add bits of butter, whisking the mixture each time to ensure a smooth texture, until fully mixed, then mix in the orange essence and rind.
4. Melt the chocolate and spoon into the chocolate and mix in too.
5. Spoon the mixture evenly into the cupcake cases, ensuring you smooth the tops down (it doesn’t have to be perfect!)
6. Put the cupcakes into the oven for 10-15 minutes until they feel spongey on top.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool thoroughly. Meanwhile begin make the frosting by melting the chocolate.
8. Mix the butter, icing sugar and orange juice and essence until the mixture goes pale and fluffy, then add the chocolate.
9. Pipe chocolate buttercream onto the cupcakes and finish with a few strangs of orange rind

Categories: Cupcakes | Tags: chocolate, orange