Cocoa Cayenne Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream
Does anybody else, any time you say birthday, automatically bust out into song in your head? I can’t say birthday without
“It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to, cry if I want to, cry if I want to”
going through my head!
Well, today is Meghan’s birthday and I’m so excited to be joining in her virtual Birthday Party!! Meghan is one of my favorite bloggers, I absolutely love The Tasty Fork! Her recipes are absolutely amazing ~ I even got the fun of making one of her recipes for one of the groups we are involved in & it was AWESOME!! So if you haven’t been by to check out Meghan’s blog yet, run over there now!! Well, once you get done checking out these birthday cupcakes for her 😉
So no birthday is complete without cupcakes right? And you of course can’t go wrong with chocolate cupcakes ever. I knew I couldn’t just do a typical chocolate cupcake for Meghan though, the girl went to culinary school for goodness sakes. Plain chocolate was not going to do! But no one said anything about not using a boxed mix! 😉
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGHAN!! I HOPE YOU HAVE AN AMAZING DAY!!
COCOA CAYENNE CUPCAKES WITH ORANGE BUTTERCREAM
YIELD: 12 cupcakes
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INGREDIENTS:
for the cupcakes
- 1 box (10.6 ounces) Simply Organic Cocoa Cayenne Cupcake Mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
for the orange buttercream
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- zest of 1 large orange
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- juice from half of 1 large orange
- red & yellow food coloring (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS:
for the cupcakes
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper baking cups.
Combine the eggs, water & butter in a medium mixing bowl. Add in the cake mix and stir until just evenly moist.
Fill the cupcake tins about 2/3 of the way full with the batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely while you make the orange buttercream
for the orange buttercream
Cream together the butter and orange zest. Slowly add in the powdered sugar, a 1/2 cup at a time. Thin out the buttercream with the fresh orange juice ~ I used about all of the juice from 1/2 of the orange I zested. Mix until well combined and fluffy, scraping down sides as needed.
Optional ~ add in red & yellow food coloring to tint the buttercream a stronger orange color ~ I added 1 drop of red & about 3-4 drops of orange just to give it a nice pastel orange coloring.
Once the cupcakes have cooled, frost with the orange buttercream
ORANGE BUTTERCREAM INSPIRED BY: Minimalist Baker
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What a cool combination!!! They sound delicious. I don’t know if they sell that cake mix in Iowa, but I will have to look for it 🙂
Jaime, you’re beyond amazing!! These cupcakes are so creative! And I really love a bowl, spoon and all of that orange buttercream! You’re so nice to make these for my birthday! I’m pinning and sharing on FB!
I love chocolate and orange together!! Thanks for bringing these to the birthday party! Yum! Pinning! xoxo
Jamie, what a creative and different flavor combination! I’m loving seeing what everyone is bringing to Meghan’s party. 🙂 Thanks for sharing and happy Friday!
looks yummy….
Wow – I like this combo of flavors – pinned. Having fun hopping around Meghan’s party!