
I took this photo today with my Cannan Powershot 850 IS. I actually baked these because my daughter begged me all morning for cupcakes. I had a ton of extra Oranges in the fridge so I peeled some zest and added them to my mini chocolate cupcake recipe. I then topped them with some butter cream frosting tinted with a bit of yellow dye.
I added the pink carnation just for the photo... we didn't eat that... but the cupcakes are pretty much GONE!
Recipe:
Cupcakes:
* 1/2 cup milk
* 3 large egg whites(do not discard yolks, you'll need them for frosting)
* 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
* Zest of 1 fresh orange (or 1 Tbsp dried zest)
* 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
* 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
* 1 cup sugar
* 1/4 tsp kosher salt
* 2 tsp baking powder
* 6 tbsp softened butter
Butter Cream Frosting:
* 1/4 cup softened butter
* 3/4 cup powdered sugar
* 1/2 tsp vanilla (or orange extract for more citrus flavor)
* 1 egg yolk
* a few drops of food color, whatever you want
* Preheat oven 350
Mix milk, egg whites, zest and extract set aside
Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Add butter while mixing on low one tbsp at a time.
Mixture should be crumbly looking.
Add milk mixture slowly and mix on low for a minute and a half until mousse like.
Pour into cupcake/muffin tins with liners. Bake 18-22 minutes. (Until toothpick comes out clean.)
While cupcakes cool mix together all frosting ingredients until whipped nicely. Put on cupcakes when completely cool and serve.
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