Fresh Orange Cupcakes With Orange Icing

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 2 1/4 cups pastry flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla (or use 2 teaspoons orange-flavor extract)
• 1 orange, zest of (or to taste)
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 egg yolks (room temperature)
• 2 egg whites (room temperature)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• orange food coloring (optional)
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 3 1/4 cups icing sugar (more as needed)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• orange food coloring (optional)
• orange sprinkles or colored sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 line 18 muffin tins with paper liners.
• 3 for the cupcakes; sift together the flour 1-1/4 cups sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 4 add in oil, buttermilk and vanilla or orange extract, beat one minute using an electric mixer.
• 5 add in the orange juice and egg yolks; beat for about 1 minute more.
• 6 in a another bowl beat egg whites until foamy.
• 7 gradually add in 1/2 and beat until stiff peaks form.
• 8 gently fold in the whites to the creamed batter.
• 9 evenly divided the batter between the muffin tins.
• 10 bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until cupcakes test done.
• 11 allow to cool completely before frosting.
• 12 for the frosting; in a bowl beat the butter until fluffy (about 3 minutes).
• 13 add in the vanilla, zest and orange juice; beat until combined.
• 14 add in 3 cups icing sugar to start, adding in more if needed to achieve desired consistency.
• 15 add in a few drops orange food colouring if desired.
• 16 spread on the cooled cupcakes, then sprinkle with orange sprinkles if desired.