Orange Cupcakes

An Orange Cupcake recipe is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper cups or aluminum cups. As with larger cakes, frosting and other cake deco are common on cupcakes. Here is a recipe which is easy to make and tasty as well. Oranges are known to have a refreshing flavour and will definitely makes you want to have some more. Coupled with freshly made buter cream frosting to add to the richness, this is one recipe which definitely would be enjoyed for any occasion eaten straight out from the paper cups.

Below is a video showing you how to bake Orange Cupcakes

Recipe
115 gm Unsalted Butter
200 gm Sugar
2 nos Egg Yolk
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
210 gm Soft Flour
1 nos Orange Zest
2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
120 ml Fresh Orange Juice
2 nos Egg White

Method
1) Add butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla essencein a mixing bowl.
2) Beat at high speed until batter is smooth and fluffy.
3) In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt and orange zest together.
4) Add half of the flour mixture into the butter and beat at medium speed till smooth.
5) Once batter is smooth slowly add in orange juice followed by the remaining flour mixture.
6) Whisk egg white till fluffy and stiff. Mix it into the batter just till nice and smooth.
7) Pipe or spoon batter into paper cups till 2/3 full. bake in oven at 180C (356F) for 20 minutes till golden brown.
8) Allow cupcakes to cool down, decorate with frosting and serve.