Yummy Chocolate orange cupcakes

Chocolate orange cupcakes are one of the delicious cake.

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

120g/4oz plain flour

1 tsp baking power

140g/5oz caster sugar

40g/1½oz unsalted butter

50g/2oz dark chocolate, melted

125ml/4fl oz milk

1 free-range egg

1 orange, juice only

3 tbsp granulated sugar

For the white chocolate and orange butter cream

125g/4½oz unsalted butter, softened

250g/9oz icing sugar

2-3 tbsp milk

50g/1¾oz white chocolate, melted

100g/3½oz orange chocolate

1 orange, zest only

How to Prepare Chocolate orange cupcakes

Ø  Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.

Ø  Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder together in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until combined.

Ø  Whisk the melted chocolate, egg and milk together in a jug.

Ø  Stir the chocolate mixture into the flour mixture until just combined.

Ø  Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until risen and golden-brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.

Ø  Meanwhile, mix the orange juice and granulated sugar together in a bowl. Carefully pour the orange juice mixture over the warm cakes and set aside to cool completely.

Ø  For the white chocolate and orange buttercream, beat the butter in a bowl until light and fluffy. Carefully stir in the icing sugar and continue to beat for five minutes. Beat in the milk, melted chocolate and orange zest.

Ø  Decorate the cupcakes with the buttercream

Ø  Use a sharp knife to make chocolate shavings from the orange chocolate and use them to decorate the cupcakes.