Fresh Orange Cupcakes With Orange Icing Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Fresh Orange Cupcakes With Orange Icing
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Set oven to 350°F.
  2. Line 18 muffin tins with paper liners.
  3. For the cupcakes; sift together the flour 1-1/4 cups sugar, baking powder and salt.
  4. Add in oil, buttermilk and vanilla or orange extract, beat one minute using an electric mixer.
  5. Add in the orange juice and egg yolks; beat for about 1 minute more.
  6. In a another bowl beat egg whites until foamy.
  7. Gradually add in 1/2 and beat until stiff peaks form.
  8. Gently fold in the whites to the creamed batter.
  9. Evenly divided the batter between the muffin tins.
  10. Bake for about 15-20 minutes, or until cupcakes test done.
  11. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
  12. FOR THE FROSTING; in a bowl beat the butter until fluffy (about 3 minutes).
  13. Add in the vanilla, zest and orange juice; beat until combined.
  14. Add in 3 cups icing sugar to start, adding in more if needed to achieve desired consistency.
  15. Add in a few drops orange food colouring if desired.
  16. Spread on the cooled cupcakes, then sprinkle with orange sprinkles if desired.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 386.72 Kcal (1619 kJ)
Calories from fat 120.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.38g 21%
Cholesterol 32.87mg 11%
Sodium 284.7mg 12%
Potassium 226.06mg 5%
Total Carbs 61.78g 21%
Sugars 28.27g 113%
Dietary Fiber 1.35g 5%
Protein 5.55g 11%
Vitamin C 6.9mg 11%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 10%
Calcium 81.4mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 306.29 Kcal (1282 kJ)
Calories from fat 95.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.6g 21%
Cholesterol 26.03mg 11%
Sodium 225.48mg 12%
Potassium 179.05mg 5%
Total Carbs 48.93g 21%
Sugars 22.39g 113%
Dietary Fiber 1.07g 5%
Protein 4.39g 11%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 11%
Iron 1.5mg 10%
Calcium 64.5mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.6
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top