Orange Dream Mini Cupcakes
Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave American food. Try making Orange Dream Mini Cupcakes at home. This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 48. One serving contains 80 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. It works well as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 15 minutes. A mixture of eggs, butter, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. Mini Orange Dream Cookie Sandwiches, Mini Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes, and Honeybee Mini Orange Cupcakes are very similar to this recipe.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325°. Line 48 mini-muffin cups with paper liners. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange peel, orange juice and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Fill prepared cups two-thirds full.
Bake 11-13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
For buttercream, in a large bowl, beat butter and salt until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.
Using a paring knife, cut a 1-in.-wide cone-shaped piece from top of each cupcake; discard removed portion. Fill cavity with marmalade. Pipe or spread buttercream over tops.
Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti
Cupcakes can be paired with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.
NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry
Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "