Chocolate Orange Cupcakes Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a delicious plain sponges topped with yummy chocolate orange buttercream and decorated with orange zest.

Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

This cupcake is on my mind for quite a long time. I wanted to do a cake which has a combination of chocolate and orange, because these two are a combination made in heaven. Finally i got a chance to make these and it was delicious.

Ingredients for Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup / 120 grams
Cocoa Powder - 3 tbsp
Baking Soda - ½ tsp
Baking Powder - ¾ tsp
Unsalted Butter - 100 grams soft
Sugar - ¾ cup / 150 grams
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Egg - 1
Milk - ¼ cup
Orange Zest - 1 tbsp

For Orange Chocolate Frosting:

Dark Chocolate - 200 grams
Unsalted Butter - 50 grams
Orange Juice - 4 tablespoon + 2 tbsp
Confectioners Sugar - 1 cup

(My One Cup Measures 240 ml)

I used a plain cupcake batter recipe and added some orange zest to the batter to give the cupcake an orange aroma. Then i made a rich creamy orange chocolate frosting. It was a hit.

The cupcakes tasted so chocolaty with a hint of orange flavour coming through it. I liked it a lot. You can frost it with any of your favourite frosting.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to Make Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Preheat Oven to 180 degree C. Oil a muffin tray or line it with cupcake cases. Set aside.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and use a electric beater to cream well.
Add in egg and cream till fluffy.
Now add in half flour mix and fold gently. Add in milk and mix gently.
Add in remaining flour and fold gently. Add in orange zest and fold gently.
Use a ice cream scoop to fill the cupcake molds. Bake for 20 to 25 mins. Remove it and let it cool for 10 mins,
Once it is cooled, remove it from cases and let it cool down completely.
While the cupcake is cooling make frosting.
Take chocolate, butter, 4 tablespoon of orange juice in a sauce pan.. Melt it till molten.
Add in icing sugar and mix well
Pour this into a bowl and chill it for 30 mins.
Now remove it from fridge and use a beater to beat till creamy.
If it is too stiff, add some orange juice and beat.
Once it is creamy. frost your cupcakes and enjoy..

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Chocolate Orange Cupcakes Recipe

Chocolate Orange Cupcakes Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a delicious plain sponges topped with yummy chocolate orange buttercream and decorated with orange zest.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Baking Time 25

Total Time 1 10

Course Baking

Servings cupcakes

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup / 120 grams
Cocoa Powder - 3 tblspn
Baking Soda - ½ tsp
Baking Powder - ¾ tsp
Unsalted Butter - 100 grams soft
Sugar - ¾ cup / 150 grams
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Egg - 1
Milk - ¼ cup
Orange Zest - 1 tblspn
For Orange Chocolate Frosting:
Dark Chocolate - 200 grams
Unsalted Butter - 50 grams
Orange Juice - 4 tblspn + 2 tblspn
Confectioners Sugar - 1 cup

Instructions

Preheat Oven to 180 degree C. Oil a muffin tray or line it with cupcake cases. Set aside.
Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and use a electric beater to cream well.
Add in egg and cream till fluffy.
Now add in half flour mix and fold gently. Add in milk and mix gently.
Add in remaining flour and fold gently. Add in orange zest and fold gently.
Use a icecream scoop to fill the cupcake moulds. Bake for 20 to 25 mins. Remove it and let it cool for 10 mins,
Once it is cooled, remove it from cases and let it cool down completely.
While the cupcake is cooling make frosting.
Take chocolate, butter, 4 tblspn of orange juice in a sauce pan.. Melt it till molten.
Add in icing sugar and mix well
Pour this into a bowl and chill it for 30 mins.
Now remove it from fridge and use a beater to beat till creamy.
If it is too stiff, add some orange juice and beat.
Once it is creamy. frost your cupcakes and enjoy..