ORANGE CHOCOLATE AUTUMN CUPCAKES

Ever tasted soft, fluffy, airy, light chocolatet, orange flavoured cupcakes? Well these are ALL THAT and so much more. I'm a sucker for chocolate so maybe I am biased but, that is the truth, everything I said about these cupcakes. It was only fitting to have my first cupcake recipe on this blog be a chocolate one! You can check out the full video of all the steps you need to take to enjoy these delicacies. 

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
200 Grams Margarine
1 1/4 Cup Sugar
4 Eggs
1 Cup Buttermilk

METHOD

Preheat oven to 180 °C and line your cake tin with cupcake papers

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time with an electric beater

Pour in the buttermilk and beat until batter is smooth

Sieve the flour and cocoa powder then add into the wet ingredients in batches as you fold the batter

Add the freshly squeezed orange juice into the chocolate batter

Pour the batter into the cupcake papers lined into the baking tin

Bake the orange chocolate cupcakes in a preheated oven at 180°C for 18 Minutes

Take the cupcakes out of the oven and let cool in pan 10 minutes before removing

Enjoy your cupcakes with your favourite drink

ORANGE CHOCOLATE AUTUMN CUPCAKES

Prep time: 15 Minutes
Cook time: 50 Minutes
Total time: 1 Hour 15 Minutes
Yield: 12 Cupcakes
Ingredients

• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 200 grams Margarine
• 1 1/4 Cups Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 Cup Buttermilk

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180 °C and line your cake tin with cupcake papers
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time with an electric beater. Pour in the buttermilk and beat until batter is smooth
3. Sieve the flour and cocoa powder then add into the wet ingredients in batches as you fold the batter
4. Add the freshly squeezed orange juice into the chocolate batter
5. Pour the batter into the cupcake papers lined into the baking tin
6. Bake the orange chocolate cupcakes in a preheated oven at 180°C for 18 Minutes
7. Take the cupcakes out of the oven and let cool in pan 10 minutes before removing
8. Enjoy your cupcakes with your favorite drink