Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
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4.6
Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
Description
This cupcake recipe uses a blend of cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt as a dry base, combined with wet ingredients including milk, neutral oil, egg, vanilla, and hot coffee. The hot coffee enhances the chocolate flavor and contributes to a tender texture. Orange zest is folded into the batter to infuse a citrus fragrance throughout.
Once baked at 350°F for about 18-22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes develop a soft, moist crumb that springs back when touched. The frosting is made by beating softened butter until fluffy, incorporating fresh orange juice, then gradually adding powdered sugar until reaching a smooth consistency. Food coloring may be added for a bright orange hue.
After cooling, the cupcakes are frosted and ready to serve, providing a layered experience of chocolate richness accented by fresh orange brightness in both cake and frosting.
Ingredients
- ½ cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup coffee hot
- 1 Tablespoon orange zest
Frosting:
- 2 butter softened, sticks
- orange juice from 1 orange
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
- Food Coloring if desired, orange
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Prepare a 12 cup cupcake pan with liners.
- In a mixing bowl, combine your cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.
- In another bowl mix together your milk, oil, egg, and vanilla.
- Slow beat your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients until combined.
- Add in your hot coffee and continue mixing until incorporated.
- Fold in your orange zest.
- Fill your cupcake liners about halfway full with batter and bake for about 18-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and center springs back when touched.
- Remove from oven to cool, repeat with remaining batter.
- Meanwhile to make frosting beat your butter until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add in your orange juice and continue to beat until smooth.
- cup at a time add in your powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
- Mix in your food coloring as desired.
- Once cupcakes are cool pipe your frosting on top of cupcakes.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15-16
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 291kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 124mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 106mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 53g | 106% |
| Vitamin A | 35IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2.6mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.6
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