Double Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Orange Butter Cream Frosting
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double chocolate orange cupcake with orange butter cream
Sometimes you find a recipe that just screams your name, and this one did that for me!
A while back, Starbucks had an orange mocha. I guess it wasn’t the hit for everyone that it was for me, and I am sure my waistline secretly thanks them all for that, but I sure do miss that coffee goodness!
When I ran across this recipe I knew I had to make it. I had been wanting to make cupcakes in a jar, and this one seemed just perfect for the task at hand.
yumminess in a jar
When I mixed the batter up, I couldn’t get over how THICK it was. It was like scooping chocolate pudding into the cupcake liners!
When they baked, they were enormous!
warm out of the oven, delightful delectable chocolate
I made the first batch into regular cupcakes. I couldn’t get over the light airy and yet oh so chocolaty cake! Just when I was containing myself about that…I made the Orange Butter Cream!
As the kids say… OMG.
love how the flash made the streams of light behind it… I can almost hear the angels sing!
It was the first week of school and I was making these for the school carnival cake walk. But I then decided it was a must to make some for my “girls.” I have a little click of friends that we periodically have lunch throughout the school year. I love to have a little something waiting for them at their place when they arrive for lunch. The last week of school it was the “Last Week of School Mom’s Taxi Fuel” so I decided it was only fitting to have something special for them the first week BACK to school!
That special something was this divine cupcake in a crystal jelly jar!
in a jar with handmade tags
So, I know you’re chanting…
GIMME THE RECIPE! GIMME THE RECIPE!!
So settle down…. here you go! 😉
When I made the cupcakes in a jar, I cut the top of the cupcake off, and sank the bottom into the jar. I piped frosting over it, sprinkled chocolate chips, then added the top of the cupcake, piped more frosting and added more chips. Tied the fork onto the jar with a ribbon and cute little tag, and Viola!
Gifts fit for my sweet friends!
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Double Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Orange Butter Cream Frosting
Double Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Orange Butter Cream Frosting. Chocolate morsels, chocolate cake and orange juice.
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 278kcal
Ingredients
- The Cake:
- 1 12-oz. package NESTLÉ TOLL HOUSE Semisweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
- 1 18.25-oz. package German chocolate cake mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 1/4 cups orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- The Frosting:
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 1 16-oz. package confectioners sugar
- 2 to 3 Tbsp. orange juice
Instructions
The Cake:
- 1. Microwave 1 cup chocolate morsels in a 2-cup glass measuring cup at HIGH 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Stir until smooth. Cool slightly.
- 2. Beat cake mix and next 3 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer until moistened. Increase speed to medium, and beat 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended and smooth. Add melted chocolate and vanilla, beating until blended. Spoon batter by 1/4-cupfuls into paper baking cups in muffin pans.
- 3. Bake at 375° for 16 to 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Spread Orange Butter Cream Frosting evenly over cupcakes.
- Place remaining chocolate morsels in a 1-qt. zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal bag. Microwave at MEDIUM (50% power) 45 seconds to 1 minute, turning bag over after 30 seconds. Squeeze chocolate in bag until smooth. Cut a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag. Pipe melted chocolate over Orange Butter Cream Frosting on cupcakes by gently squeezing bag.
The Frosting:
- Beat butter and orange rind at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add confectioners sugar, beating until well blended.
- 2. Stir in 2 Tbsp. orange juice, adding additional orange juice, if necessary, to reach desired consistency
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 111mg | Sodium: 169mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g
oh my goodness! so so so yummy! awesome orange butter cream, you know how I LOVE butter cream! thanks for such a cute and thoughtful treat! xoxo
That looks delish! Found you through Brasilian Recipes FB tagging 🙂
This sounds so good. I love chocolate and orange.
CHOCOLATE!!!! Love this so much! Especially the pairing of the chocolate with orange. I’ll be licking that bowl of frosting for sure!