I'll warn you, it makes a shockingly small amount of batter that doesn't seem capable of making twelve cupcakes. But it does! Twelve gloriously fluffy, wonderful, kick-ass cupcakes.
Speaking of fluffy, I've never had a lighter from-scratch cake in my life. They're stunning.
3/4 cup self-rising flour
2 large eggs
1/2 cup butter, softened
7 tbsp sugar
2 tsp orange flavoring
1 tsp vanilla extract
Optional: 1/4 tsp almond extract
2-3 tbsp milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with baking paper cups.
3. Put all the ingredients except for the milk into a food processor and blend until smooth.
1 stick (4 oz) butter softened
8 oz softened Cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp orange flavoring
Directions:
1. Combine the room temperature butter and cream cheese together in a mixer with a paddle attachment.
2. Slowly add the sugar 1/4 cup at a time and add the orange flavoring at the end.
A thing about piping. My favorite piping technique is to use a ziploc bag and to cut the end off the corner. No tip, no fuss, no bother. And it looks great. The bags are easier to fill if you place them corner down in a tall glass.
Next time when I bake these again, and there will be a next time, I think I'll add some orange zest. They were very subtle, but still incredibly delicious.
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I LOVE your cupcake liners!! The cupcakes are so cute too.
ReplyDeleteNow these look great! Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteI pinned this to my Food To Die For board on Pinterest :)
Enjoy your weekend!
LaVonne @ Long Wait For Isabella
oh me these look amazing and I think my husband would love them. is that the orange candies on top
ReplyDeleteEverything you make is beautiful, Nicole!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tips on making the pretty icing swirls.
Ooh they look scrummy. I think I could eat all of them in one go!
ReplyDeleteThese look divine!
ReplyDeleteHow funny - I made a orange creamsicle cupcake last week (not deliciously homemade like yours, though!)...I'd love for you to link this (and any other cupcake related post - new or old!) to our month long cupcake party:
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Hope to see you there!
keri
Oh yum! I love orange creamsicle! The addition of the gum candy on top is a great idea to single what yummy flavor is inside. :D
ReplyDeleteI love the added orange slice, great idea!
ReplyDeletethese look so yummy and fab!! Hugs Juls
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ReplyDeleteOh my, these look delicious!!!
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