Strawberry Orange Buttercream Cupcakes

Strawberry Orange Buttercream Cupcakes

Serves 12

Ingredients

For Cupcakes:

• 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 orange for zest
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

For Orange Curd Filling:

• 2 oranges
• 1/2 tsp orange extract
• 1½ cup sugar
• 8 egg yolks, beaten
• 1 stick unsalted butter
• 1/8 tsp salt

For Strawberry Buttercream Frosting:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup sliced strawberries
• 3½ 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 orange, for garnish
• 4 strawberries, for garnish

Instructions

To Make Cupcakes

1. Preheat over to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2. In a separate bowl using a electric mixer on medium, beat the egg, yolk, and sugar for 2 mins.
3. Mix in oil, vanilla, orange zest and then Greek yogurt.
4. Add in flour and mix until incorporated.
5. Pour batter into cupcake cups and bake for about 20 mins. Remove, and allow to cool completely.

To Make Orange Curd

1. Over a small bowl, zest the oranges, cut them in half and then squeeze the juice out of them. You should have about 1/2 cup.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat bring zest, juice, and sugar to a simmer. Add in yolks, butter, and salt.
3. Whisk until mixture starts to boil and stir constantly until it forms a thick filling.
4. Remove from heat, and cool.

To Make Strawberry Buttercream Frosting

1. Using a food processor or blender, puree strawberries.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, stir pureed strawberries until they have cooked down halfway. Remove from heat and cool.
3. Using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl, cream the butter. Add it to the strawberry puree and combine. Add powdered sugar gradually until it forms a nice spreadable icing.

To Assemble

1. Use the cupcake corer to remove the center of the cupcake and fill up with orange curd. Frost with strawberry buttercream and top with orange and strawberry wedges.

Source: betterbakingbible