This recipes is the last of three that I am catching up on. I loved the frosting but probably would not make the cupcake again.
Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
from About.com
3 Tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 cup hot water
1-1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon each baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 orange
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line 12 standard muffin cups with paper liners.
In a small bowl, stir the cocoa powder into the hot water until it dissolves; set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into a bowl. Using the finest rasps of a handheld grater, grate the zest from the orange into the bowl. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and granulated sugar until well combined. Whisk in the buttermilk and vanilla, then the dissolved cocoa. Whisk in the melted butter, then the dry ingredients.
Using a tablespoon, divide the batter among the muffin cups filling each about half full. Bake until the cupcakes are puffed and a skewer inserted into the center of one comes out clean 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Remove the cupcakes from the pan.
Orange Frosting
from A Good Appetite Blog
4 T unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 t orange extract
zest from one small orange
3/4 - 1 c powdered sugar
Beat the butter & cream cheese together until fluffy. Beat in the orange extract & zest. Beat in sugar 1/4 c at a time until you get the desired consistency.
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