Orange Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Frosting
I have a huge amount of whipped chocolate ganache left over from the Opera Cake and feel pity if I don’t use it for something else. I don’t want to make another cake as no one will able to finish the Opera Cake and the new cake, so I chose to make a simple cupcake, which I never bake before. I was really excited because this is my first cupcake ever.
I came across this fabulous website and all about cupcakes (http://iheartcuppycakes.com/2009/09/20/orange-creamsicle-cupcakes/) and decided to try the Orange cupcakes. I was worried when I saw how thick the batter turned out and afraid that it would have a hardened base, or what I called ‘Bantat’ in Indonesia. How surprised and pleased I was to find that the Orange cupcakes tastes amazing, they are fluffy, light, soft and refreshing. Next time I will try the Orange fosting as suggested in the recipe and post the result as soon as I find out the outcome.
Ingredients for Orange Cupcakes
- 2 cups AP flour (I used 1 cup plain flour and 1 cup self raising flour)
- 1/4 tsp baking soda (I didn’t use this)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup thickened cream
- 1 tbsp orange zest + 1/4 cup fresh orange juice (1 1/2orange)
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract (I use 2 tbsp)
- 114 gr unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 2 vanilla beans, scraped (I didn’t use this)
- 2 large eggs
Ingredients for Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup dark cooking chocolate
- 3/4 cup thickened cream
Instructions for Orange Cupcake
- Preheat the oven to 180 – 200 C
- Mix thickened cream, vanilla extract and orange juice in a bowl. Set aside.
- Beat the butter, sugar, vanilla bean seeds and zest until pale and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at the time and mix until combined.
- Add sifted flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with cream mixture in 2 additions.
- Line the cupcake pan with cup liners and fill with the batter until it is 2/3 full.
- Bake until the skewer inserted comes out clean.
- Let the cupcake cool completely before frosting
Instructions for Chocolate Ganache
- Pour the cream in the saucepan and bring it to boil then turn the heat off.
- Add the dark cooking chocolate and mix it until the chocolate is melted.
- Whipped the chocolate ganache until fluffy for decoration.
Preparation time (duration): 45
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