Orange Cupcakes
Shiokman Recipes recipe - Western
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g unsalted butter
- 400 g sugar
- 8 large eggs
- 500 g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- Zest from 4 oranges
- 240 ml fresh orange juice
- 3 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 Tbsp brandy (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add 500g unsalted butter and 400g fine sugar into a mixing bowl
- 2
Cream butter and sugar until pale yellow
- 3
Add 8 large eggs, 1 at a time and beat until well mixed
- 4
Mix 500g self-raising flour, 2 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp salt and sieve
- 5
Slowly add the sieved flour a little at a time to the batter
- 6
Add orange zest grated from 4 oranges
- 7
Add 240 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
- 8
Add 4 tbsp brandy (optional) and 3 tsp vanilla extract and fold the batter gently
- 9
Place paper cups in muffin trays and scoop the batter into each paper cup about ¾ full
- 10
Gently tap the tray on a hard surface and use a spoon to smoothen the surface
- 11
Put some sliced almonds or chocolate rice on top of each cupcake
- 12
Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C for about 15 mins or until golden brown
- 13
It is ready when you insert a skewer into the centre of the cupcake and it comes out clean