Date Cupcakes With Orange Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

ORANGE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time until well mixed, then add extracts.
• Combine all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk until combined.
• Add to butter mixture then alternately add milk and orange juice beating well with each addition.
• Pour into paper-lined muffin tins about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
• To make the frosting:
• Whip cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl on medium speed until smooth.
• Scrape down the bowl, then slowly add confectioners' sugar, stopping to scrap down the bowl several times.
• Add orange juice, vanilla, and zest and mix on medium speed until frosting is smooth and fluffy.
• Using your favorite decorating tip, pipe the frosting onto cupcakes and enjoy. Refrigerate frosted cupcakes if not eating right away.

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, butter or margarine, orange peel, and orange juice until creamy. Beat in confectioner's sugar until blended and smooth.
• Spread about 1 1/2 teaspoons on each cooled cookie. Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Let icing set 1 to 2 hours. Refrigerate in an airtight container with waxed paper between layers up to 1 week.

DATE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper baking cups, spray inside each liner with nonstick cooking spray.
• Put dates into a small bowl and pour boiling water over them. Set aside to cool to room tempature, about 10 minutes.
• In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, molasses, and vanilla. On low speed gradually add flour mixture alternating with milk and beat until blended. Stir in dates and walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly between prepared baking cups. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completley.
• For the frosting: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
• On low speed gradually add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and orange zest and beat until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting on cupcakes.