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Fresh Orange Cupcakes With Orange Icing

These are as light as a cloud! For the best results make certain all ingredients are room temperature.

Steps

Set oven to 350f.
Line 18 muffin tins with paper liners.
For the cupcakes.
Sift together the flour 1-1 / 4 cups sugar , baking powder and salt.
Add in oil , buttermilk and vanilla or orange extract , beat one minute using an electric mixer.
Add in the orange juice and egg yolks.
Beat for about 1 minute more.
In a another bowl beat egg whites until foamy.
Gradually add in 1 / 2 and beat until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold in the whites to the creamed batter.
Evenly divided the batter between the muffin tins.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes , or until cupcakes test done.
Allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting.
In a bowl beat the butter until fluffy.
Add in the vanilla , zest and orange juice.
Beat until combined.
Add in 3 cups icing sugar to start , adding in more if needed to achieve desired consistency.
Add in a few drops orange food colouring if desired.
Spread on the cooled cupcakes , then sprinkle with orange sprinkles if desired.

Ingredients

pastry flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, vegetable oil, buttermilk, vanilla, orange, zest of, fresh orange juice, egg yolks, egg whites, orange food coloring, butter, icing sugar, orange zest, orange sprinkles