Belgian White Cupcakes With Orange Frosting Recipes

FROSTED BELGIAN WHITE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed just until stiff peaks form. In 2-quart saucepan, stir sugar and water until well mixed. Cover and heat to rolling boil over medium heat. Uncover and boil 4 to 8 minutes, without stirring, to 242°F-248°F on candy thermometer. Pour hot syrup very slowly in thin stream into egg whites, beating constantly on low speed. Add vanilla, orange peel and orange juice. Beat on high speed 7 to10 minutes or until stiff peaks form and side of bowl is cool to the touch. Frost cupcakes. Garnish with orange peel. Store in refrigerator.

BELGIAN WHITE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffins cups.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• In medium bowl, beat egg whites, salt and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed just until stiff peaks form.
• In 2-quart saucepan, stir sugar and water until well mixed. Cover and heat to rolling boil over medium heat. Uncover and boil 4 to 8 minutes, without stirring, to 242°F-248°F on candy thermometer. Pour hot syrup very slowly in thin stream into egg whites, beating constantly on low speed. Add vanilla, orange peel and orange juice. Beat on high speed 7 to 10 minutes or until stiff peaks form and side of bowl is cool to the touch.
• Frost cupcakes. Garnish with orange slices. Store in refrigerator.

BELGIAN WHITE BEER COOKIES WITH ORANGE ICING

Steps:

• Put the beer and honey to a medium saucepan and reduce over medium heat until you have about 1/3 cup of liquid. You will occasionally have to skim the foam off the top of the beer. You will know you have hit 1/3 of a cup of liquid as the liquid will suddenly begin to aggressively foam due to the high concentration of sugar (This looks different from foaming due to carbon dioxide, the bubbles are much larger with the sugar foaming).
• Let this reduction cool to room temperature.
• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the egg and blend thoroughly. Then add the vanilla, orange zest, coriander, and beer reduction and blend again.
• Mix the flour and baking soda together then slowly add to the batter.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Scoop mounds of cookies onto an aluminum cookie sheet lined with parchment. Make sure you do not overcrowd the cookies; you should be able to fit about 12 cookies on a half sheet pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheet until they are cool enough (about 10 minutes) to transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• Icing:
• Using the icing ingredients whisk the vanilla into the sugar.
• Mix the orange juice and milk together.
• Add milk and orange juice mixture to sugar until you reach the consistency of a thick paste. Add orange zest if desired.
• Using a butter knife put a dollop of icing on each cool cookie and spread it over the top.
• Cook's notes: This recipe has no salt in it. Because of the beer, adding salt can make the cookies too salty.
• The cookies should be a little crispy on the outside, and cake like on the inside.

FRESH ORANGE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE ICING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• 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 (about 3 minutes).
• 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.

ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and vanilla. Add enough orange juice to achieve frosting consistency.