We love a cupcake here and these make the perfect afternoon tea at home treat. I love the combination of the fragrant orange with the subtle vanilla. I first made these for a charity fundraiser afternoon tea a few years ago. I wanted to reshare the post as my cupcake recipes are incredibly popular on the blog!
Yummy!
Orange and Vanilla Cupcakes
Ingredients (makes 12)
For the bun
- 140g sugar
- 100g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 135g vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp milk
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- Juice of 2 oranges
For the butter icing
- 150g unsalted butter, softened
- 300g icing sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk
- Juice of half an orange
- Rind of three oranges, finely grated
- Hundreds and Thousands for decorating
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cupcake or muffin cases
- Put all the cake ingredients into a large bowl and beat with an electric hand whisk or a wooden spoon until smooth and evenly mixed. Divide the mixture evenly between the paper cases
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cakes are well risen and firm on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool
- Now prepare your orange and vanilla buttercream
- Beat the butter in a large bowl until soft
- Add half of the icing sugar and beat into a smooth paste
- Add the remaining icing sugar, the orange juice and rind
- Beat the mixture until creamy and smooth. Add more milk if the mixture needs loosening more
- Using a piping bag, top your cupcakes with the buttercream into a swirl.
- Decorate with sprinkles.
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