Orange Flower Cupcakes Recipes

DREAMY ORANGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat together the orange cake mix, creamy salad dressing, whipped topping mix, 3/4 cup orange juice, eggs, and 2 tablespoons orange zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until mixture is moist, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, then increase speed to medium and continue beating until well blended, about 2 minutes more. Fill the prepared cupcake cups about 2/3 full of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
• To make cream topping: Beat the marshmallow creme, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, and 1/2 cup shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Top each cooled cupcake with a 1/2-inch thick layer of the cream topping, using a knife to spread the the topping flat. Allow about 1/2 inch of the orange cupcake to show below the white layer.
• To make orange butter cream: Beat 1/2 cup unsalted butter and 1/2 cup shortening together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in 1/4 cup orange juice, zest of 1 orange, vanilla extract, and food coloring until well combined. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip, and pipe a decorative layer of orange butter cream, ending in a peak, over the cream topping on the cupcakes.

PANSY FLOWER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Frost the cupcakes with the buttercream.
• To pipe the flower: Place the grape-tinted frosting in a pastry bag with a #104 rose tip. Point the bag down at a 45 degree angle, with the skinny end of the rose tip aimed towards the center of the flower. Squeeze and release while making 5 tear shapes in a circle to form a flower. Repeat piping on top with 4 more tear shapes in a tight circle.
• Place the egg yolk-tinted frosting in a pastry bag with a #2 small round tip. Hold the bag straight up, and pipe a small dot into the center of the flower.
• To pipe the leaf: Place the avocado-tinted frosting in a pastry bag with a #70 leaf tip. Point the bag down at a 45 degree angle with the tip lightly touching the surface of the cupcake. Squeeze hard to build up the base and simultaneously lift the tip slightly. Relax the pressure as you pull the tip toward you, drawing the leaf to a point. Stop squeezing and lift the tip away. Pipe a second leaf on the other side of the flower.
• Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.

FLOWER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans).
• Make, bake and cool cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Frost cupcakes with frosting.
• Spray blades of kitchen scissors with cooking spray. Cut each marshmallow crosswise into 4 slices; sprinkle slices with colored sugar. Arrange 5 slices on each cupcake in flower shape. Place candle in center of each flower. Store loosely covered.

ORANGE-CARDAMOM CUPCAKES WITH VANILLA FROSTING

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Lightly spray insides of 33 paper molds with nonstick spray; arrange molds on 2 large rimmed baking sheets.
• Sift flour, ground cardamom, baking powder, and salt into large bowl. Whisk eggs, orange peel, vanilla, and orange-flower water in bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in another large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended. Beat in egg mixture in 3 additions. Beat in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each paper mold. Bake cupcakes until puffed and tester inserted into center comes out clean, reversing sheets after 12 minutes, about 25 minutes total (cupcakes may not brown on top). Transfer cupcakes to racks; cool completely.
• Frost orange cupcakes with vanilla frosting. (Can be made ahead. Arrange cupcakes in deep disposable roasting pans. Cover pans with foil. Refrigerate up to 2 days, or store at room temperature 1 day. Bring chilled cupcakes to room temperature before serving.)
• Decorate cupcakes with mini roses up to 4 hours before serving.
• *A flavoring extract sold at liquor stores and in the liquor section or specialty foods section of some supermarkets.

ORANGE & ALMOND CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3½. Line 2 x 12-hole muffin tins with muffin cases. Put the butter and caster sugar in a large bowl and blend with an electric hand whisk until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well between each addition. Add the flour, almonds, baking powder and a pinch of salt. Mix again, then add the orange zest and juice, and almond extract. Give a final mix to combine everything.
• Use 2 dessertspoons to divide the mixture between the cases. Bake for 22-25 mins, changing the tins over after 15 mins. Remove from the oven, leave to cool for 10 mins in the tins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Can now be frozen for up to 3 months.
• To make the icing, tip the butter into a large bowl and blend with an electric hand whisk until smooth. Add the icing sugar, cream cheese, almond extract and orange juice. Mash everything together first with a spatula (to avoid a mess), then go in with the electric whisk and mix until smooth. Add your food colouring and mix again until you have an even colour. (If you're using liquid food colouring, it will make the icing runny, so add a little more icing sugar.)
• Fit the piping bag with a large curved star point piping nozzle, then fill the bag with half of the icing and twist the end closed. To pipe, hold the piping bag directly above the centre of the cake and, applying a steady pressure, pipe in a swirl, working out towards the edge of the cupcake. When you reach the edge, swipe the nozzle to create a smooth finish - you can always cover this bit with leaves, so don't worry too much if it looks messy. When you have piped 12 cupcakes, empty any remaining icing from the bag back into the bowl with the reserved icing. Add a little more colouring to create a deeper shade (and a little extra sifted icing sugar if the icing gets too runny). Whisk again, then refill your piping bag and ice the remaining cakes. Can be stored somewhere cool for up to 1 day (the fridge is fine, just make sure that you remove 30 mins before eating).
• Before serving, add a few leaves, if you like: pinch off small pieces of green sugar paste or fondant icing and shape into leaves. Use a sharp knife to add detail, then stick onto the cupcakes. See tips, below left, for how to build your bouquet.

FLOWER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line regular or miniature cupcake pans with liners; set aside. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down bowl, and beat in vanilla.
• Alternating, add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl to ensure batter is thoroughly mixed.
• Divide batter evenly among liners; fill regular pans three-quarters full and miniature pans to just below the top. Bake until golden and tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes for regular and 15 minutes for miniature. Rotate pans once while baking. Turn out, and transfer to a wire rack. Let cool completely.
• Fill pastry bags fitted with couplers with buttercream. To shape the petals: Use an Ateco #104 flat-petal tip. With the wide edge of the tip in the center of the cupcake, pipe the petal by making a halfmoon motion with the outer, thinner edge of the tip. Repeat until you have 5 or 6 petals forming a flower. Garnish the center with a candy. To shape the leaves: Use an Ateco #68 leaf tip with green icing to make the leaves by piping from the flower towards the edge of the cupcake, lifting off as you reach the end. Place iced cupcakes in refrigerator until ready to serve.

ORANGE CARDAMOM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Spray insides of paper molds with spray.
• Arrange on 2 baking sheets.
• Sift flour, cardamom, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
• Whisk eggs, orange peel, flower water, and vanilla in a bowl.
• In a medium bowl beat butter with an electric mixer, gradually add sugar, beating well.
• Add egg mixture.
• Beat in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk.
• Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each paper mold.
• bake about 25 minutes, switching racks after 12 minutes.
• Transfer to racks to cool completely.
• For frosting, beat butter until softened, beat in sugar, cream, vanilla.
• Divide into 2 bowls.
• Add vanilla to one bowl; stir.
• Add almond extract and food coloring to the other bowl; stir.
• Frost cupcakes,.
• Enjoy.

FLOWERPOT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Remove 8 squares of cookie dough from package; refrigerate remaining dough until needed. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the flour onto work surface. On floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER ROLLING OUT ON FLOURED SURFACE.) Cut 24 cookies using 1 1/2-inch flower-shaped cookie cutter. On cookie sheet, place cutouts about 2 inches apart. Insert toothpick into each cookie no more than halfway. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Remove remaining dough from package; mix orange and brown food color into dough. Mix until color is evenly blended. Sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons flour on work surface. On floured surface, roll orange dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut 24 cookies using 2 1/4 -inch round cutter. Grease 24 mini muffin cups with shortening. Press dough rounds in bottoms and up sides of mini muffin cups; refrigerate 15 minutes.
• In medium bowl, beat cake mix, 3 tablespoons of the water, the oil and egg with whisk until blended. Fill dough-lined muffin cups halfway with batter. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool completely. Remove from pans. Frost cupcakes with frosting. Sprinkle with cookie crumbs.
• In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon water until smooth. Divide glaze into separate bowls; tint with food colors. Spread on flower cookies; let stand 15 minutes. Dot center of flower cookies with desired color. Insert flower cookies into cupcakes. Flatten each gumdrop; cut each into 4 leaf shapes. Place 2 leaves at base of each flower.

CHAMOMILE ORANGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Set oven to 325 degrees F.
• Steep two chamomile teabags in 1/3 cup boiling water.
• Line 16 standard-size muffin cups.
• Grate orange rind to make approximately 1 tablespoon zest.
• Combine the flour with baking powder
• In another bowl beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, chamomile tea, zest and vanilla, beat well.
• Alternately stir in flour mixture and milk
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan filling three-quarters full.
• Bake cupcakes about 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool then transfer to a rack.
• Squeeze juice from orange to make ¼ cup.
• Mix orange juice and confectioners sugar to form a glaze.
• Coat top of cupcake with orange glaze.
• Smooth with bottom of spoon.