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"Definitely in the top three of recipes to date!"
I skipped ahead a little by making these.. they're actually on the last page. But my goodness were they worth it!
Adding a little orange to the sponge gave the cakes a beautiful smell when they came out of the oven. And the frosting is to die for - I could actually have eating the whole batch. Leigh ate four and the parents LOVED them too!
Ingredients:
70g unsalted butter
210g caster sugar
105g soft light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp finely grated orange zest
255g plain flour
50g cocoa powder
2 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
240ml milk
Recipe
1- Preheat over to 190 degrees centigrade and line one or two deep muffin tins (recipe says it makes 12-16 cupcakes but I found it makes about 20)
2- Whisk the butter and both sugars until pale and fluffy
3- Beat in the eggs one at a time, follwed by vanilla and orange
4 - Sift together the remaining dry ingredients,and add 1/3 with 1/3 of the milk, and whisk. Repeat twice more. Makes ure it's all mixed in and smooth
4- Pour mixture into cases and bake for 18-20 mins. Leave to cool in the tray and cool completely before adding frosting
How to make the chocolate frosting
Ingredients
600g icing sugar
60g cocoa powder
250g soft cream cheese, e.g. Philadelphia
100g unsalted butter
3 tbsp finely grated orange zest
1) Beat the icing sugar and butter until combined
2) Add the cream cheese and cocoa and whisk again
3) Spoon the icing on to the cupcakes and smooth with a palette knife, or pipe
250g soft cream cheese, e.g. Philadelphia
100g unsalted butter
3 tbsp finely grated orange zest
1) Beat the icing sugar and butter until combined
2) Add the cream cheese and cocoa and whisk again
3) Spoon the icing on to the cupcakes and smooth with a palette knife, or pipe
