I don’t know about you guys, but I love the combination of orange with dark chocolate. I can be a real chocoholic sometimes, you know. When the craving for something decadent hits, this recipe of Orange and Dark Chocolate Cupcakes always come to mind.
I used my ever popular one bowl vanilla cupcake recipe, added some orange juice and orange zest to the batter, with a whole lot of dark chocolate chips and covered it in whipped dark chocolate ganache with extra orange zest for that deep fruity flavor.
I know you might have thought about indulging in something utterly delicious this weekend, so this one should definitely be on the to-do-list!
Believe me when I say, these are absolutely mouthwatering little morsels, and I can guarantee the family won’t be able to resist once these babies are done. So worth it! Do you have a favorite cupcake recipe? Do share!!
| Prep Time | 15 min |
| Cook Time | 15 min |
| Servings | cupcakes |
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup cold milk
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 x 180gr dark chocolate bars
- 1 cup cream
- orange zest to garnish
- spun sugar to garnish
Ingredients
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- In an electric mixer add the butter, milk, orange juice, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder and flour.
- Mix on high for 2 min, until fully combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and zest and mix.
- Spoon the batter into medium sized muffin cups until ¾ full.
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and leave to cool.
- For the ganache, heat the cream in the microwave until hot and add the slabs of chocolate in chunks, mixing it through the hot cream until melted. Refrigerate until set.
- With an electric hand mixer, whip the ganache until you have a spreadable consistency.
- Spread the ganache over the cupcakes and top with zest and spun sugar.
