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Orange Blossom Cupcakes

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Orange Blossom Cupcakes – I love cupcakes and I love Lindt Lindor, my favourite chocolate, so put them together and you have a moment of bliss!

I’ve been practising this recipe for a while and now it’s ready to share with all you cupcake and Lindor lovers, enjoy!

Serves 12

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Orange Blossom Cupcakes ingredients

  • 110g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 225g golden caster sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 150g self-raising flour, sifted
  • 125g plain flour, sifted
  • 90ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 2 tbsps freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • 12 Lindor chocolates

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 160C(fan) 180C/350F/GM 4 and line a 12 hole muffin tray with cupcake cases.

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  • In a large mixing bowl cream the butter and the sugar until pale and fluffy.

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  • Add the eggs one at a time, mixing for a few minutes after each addition.
  • Combine the flours together in a separate bowl.
  • Add one third of the flours to the creamed mixture and beat well.
  • Put in half the milk and beat well.
  • Add another third of the flour and beat again.
  • Beat in the remainder of the milk and all of the orange juice.
  • Finish by adding the last third of the flour and the orange zest and beat well.

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  • Carefully add a dessertspoon of the mixture into each cupcake case.
  • Add one Lindor into each cupcake case and press down gently.

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  • Cover the Lindor with enough mixture to hide it completely.
  • Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until lightly golden brown.

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  • Remove from the oven and leave the cakes in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
  • When they are completely cold decorate with the icing and flowers.

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Orange Blossom Buttercream Icing Ingredients

  • 115g  unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 tbsps freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 500g icing sugar, sifted
  • 2 tsps orange blossom water

Method

  • In a large mixing bowl beat the sugar, juice and half of the icing sugar until smooth.
  • Gradually add the remainder of the icing sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
  • dd the orange blossom water and beat again.
  • Taste to see if the icing is flavoured enough, add a little more if necessary.
  • You can either use a knife to spread your icing onto the cupcakes or use a piping bag like I did.
  • Pop your flower on top, I used Dr Oetker wafer flowers.
  • Now what you see is not what you get! When you give away one of these cupcakes you give away a moment of bliss!
  • Watch to see the look of surprise and joy when someone bites into your freshly made cupcakes.

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Your work is done!

Enjoy!

2 Comments

  1. Lisa

    23rd February 2014 at 4:36 pm

    I love Lindor truffles, these sound amazing, especially with orange blossom icing. I’ll have to try these. Thanks.

    • jo1969

      23rd February 2014 at 5:08 pm

      Thanks for leaving a lovely comment Lisa. These are very naughty but really nice! I’m experimenting with other flavours so watch this space! Thanks, Jo

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