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
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Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
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Mix the flour, sugar and baking
powder together in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse until combined.
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Whisk the melted chocolate, egg and
milk together in a jug.
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Stir the chocolate mixture into the
flour mixture until just combined.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Decorate the cupcakes with the
buttercream
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Use a sharp knife to make chocolate
shavings from the orange chocolate and use them to decorate the cupcakes.
