Indulge in the deliciousness of our easy Chocolate Orange Cupcake recipe. Perfect for any occasion, these cupcakes are a sweet treat that everyone will love!
INGREDIENTS:
160 g all-purpose flour
200 g granulated sugar
2 tablespoons zest of orange
50 g cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
120 g sour cream at room temperature
120 g orange juice at room temperature
75 g oil
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
ORANGE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM:
160 g orange dark chocolate
30 g heavy cream
30 g orange juice
290 g powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
150 g Unsalted butter cool at room temperature
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
FILLING AND DECORATION:
12 teaspoon orange jam
1 orange, sliced and cut into quarters
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat the oven to 160ºC 320F
2. In a large bowl, add all of the dry ingredients including the orange zest
3. Give it a stir, and make sure everything is combined
4. In a separate bowl, mix all the wet ingredients
5. Mix until all the wet ingredients are combined
6. pour the wet ingredients into the dry while stirring it all together
7. Make sure there are no lumps
8. Divide the cake batter into the 12 cupcake liners
9. bake for 20-25 minutes until the toothpick is clean
10. Let the cupcakes cool in the hot pan
gently remove the cupcakes from the cupcake pan and let them cool down completely
Let's make the cream:
Chocolate:
1. Melt the orange dark chocolate
2. Add the heavy cream to the chocolate
3. Melt the chocolate in the microwave, check, and mix every 30 seconds
4. add the orange juice while stirring it into the melted chocolate
Buttercream:
5. in a clean bowl
6. Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder and set it aside
7. In a clean bowl cream the room temperature butter for 4 min
8. Add the melted orange dark chocolate and mix it in until combined
9. Add the vanilla the sifted powdered sugar, and cocoa powder in 3 portions
10. Mix on low speed
11. Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag ( I used 2D Wilton)
12. Use the end of a piping tip to dig out the core of the cupcakes
13. Add the (any) orange jam in the middle of the cupcake
14. Pipe the buttercream on the cupcakes.
15. Decorate with Orange slices
Thank you for watching and supporting my channel!!
please subscribe and like the videos!
share with your friends and family :)
00:00 Intro
00:08 Mix all the ingredients
04:36 Make the cream
10:57 Decorate the cupcakes