Description
Chocolate and orange are a natural together. This is a really easy recipe that will wow your guests.
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup white sugar
- 5 tablespoons white sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ½ cup milk
- 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 orange, juiced
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- 9 ounces confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
- 2 ounces white chocolate, melted
- 1 orange, zested
- 4 ounces orange-flavored chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Mix flour
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- and baking powder together in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until combined.
- Whisk milk
- melted dark chocolate
- and egg together in a measuring cup. Stir chocolate mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean
- 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Heat orange juice and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar together over low heat until sugar has dissolved
- 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully spoon orange juice mixture over warm cupcakes and set aside to cool completely
- 15 to 30 minutes more.
- Beat 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Carefully stir in confectioners’ sugar and continue to beat for 5 minutes. Beat in milk
- melted white chocolate
- and orange zest.
- Decorate cooled cupcakes with icing.
- Cut orange-flavored chocolate into shavings using a sharp knife or a vegetable peeler and use to decorate cupcakes.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 12