Orange cupcake with fresh orange zest recipe

My excitement is always a notch up when I’m baking a cake or cupcakes. It is because of the big sweet tooth that I have. We were being visited by a lovely couple for coffee and I was wondering what to make for snacks. After just few seconds of thinking I decided to bake one of my favourite orange cupcakes. They are easy to make and need very less prep and baking time. The orange zest gives it a very fresh taste. My son is also an avid fan of it. Let’s get started.

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Orange cupcake

Yummy treat which leaves a fresh taste of orange in your mouth.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 4

Author Asha

Ingredients

• 100 ml melted butter at room temp
• 40 g all purpose flour
• 65 g sugar
• 3 egg
• 3 tsp vanilla sugar
• Few drops of vanilla extract
• 1 orange

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 185ºC /365ºF.

2. Take a big bowl and pour the melted butter in it. You can also use normal butter at room temperature.

3. Then add sugar and beat it until airy.

4. Add the eggs to it and beat until fluffy.

5. Take another bowl and sift all purpose flour into it. Then add baking powder and vanilla sugar to it. Mix well.

6. Now add this mixture to the beaten egg with few drops of vanilla extract and slowly mix using a spatula so that it does not lose the airiness.

7. Add orange zest to the mixture.

8. Mix and pour into cupcake forms equally.

9. Keep it in the preheated oven for around 15 minutes( time might vary based on the oven type and settings you have).

10. Once done (check by inserting a tooth pick in the middle of the cupcake and it should come out clean) cool it and serve with some cream cheese topping.

This recipe is easy to make and is sure to leave the fresh taste of orange in your mouth.  If you don’t have vanilla sugar, simply add few more drops of vanilla extract. Scroll down to see the complete  recipe with pictures.

You will need:

1. Melted Butter at room temp- 100ml
2. All purpose flour-1/3 cup (40 g)
3. Sugar 65 g
4. Egg-3
5. Vanilla sugar- 3 tsp
6. Vanilla extract-few drops
7. Orange-1

Steps

1.Preheat oven to 185ºC /365ºF

2.Take a big bowl and pour the melted butter in it. You can also use normal butter at room temperature.

3.Then add sugar and beat it until airy.
4.Add the eggs to it and beat until fluffy.

5.Take another bowl and sift all purpose flour into it. Then add baking powder and vanilla sugar to it. Mix well.

6.Now add this mixture to the beaten egg with few drops of vanilla extract and slowly mix using a spatula so that it does not lose the airiness.

7.Add orange zest as shown in the picture above.

8.Mix and pour into cupcake forms equally.

9.Keep it in the preheated oven for around 15 minutes (time might vary based on the over type and settings you may have).

10.Once done (check by inserting a tooth pick in the middle of the cupcake and it should come out clean) cool it and serve with some cream cheese topping.

Orange cupcakes can be had at any point of the day, after a meal or with tea/ coffee. The raw taste of orange is sure to leave you refreshed.

Enjoy baking!