Orange Sleepy Poppy Cupcake with Spiked Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Orange Sleepy Poppy Cupcake with Spiked Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 26
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters buttermilk; 946 milliliters confectioners sugar; 237 milliliters cream cheese, softened; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 3 Tbsps fresh orange juice; 1 Tbsp orange liqueur, such as Cointreau; 2 drops pure orange oil; 5 drops pure orange oil; 1 large Zest of oranges; 3 Zest of oranges; 6 Tbsps poppy seed filling; 1 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters (4 sticks) unsalted butter; 21 Tbsps (2 sticks plus 5 tablespoons) unsalted butter; 3 teaspoons vanilla bean paste

Orange Sleepy Poppy Cupcake with Spiked Orange Cream Cheese Frosting might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 26 servings with 426 calories, 3g of protein, and 27g of fat each. A mixture of granulated sugar, orange liqueur, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 10 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

For the orange poppy cake batter: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners (for a total of 26 cupcakes).

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Cupcakes

Orange

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Muffin Liners

Oven

In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar and poppy seed filling. Stir in the buttermilk. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt and whisk thoroughly.

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Granulated Sugar

Baking Powder

Buttermilk

Poppy Seeds

Butter

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and incorporate without over-mixing. Stir in the vanilla, orange oil and orange zest.

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Orange Zest

Orange Extract

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Fill the cupcake liners two-thirds full; bake until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

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Muffin Liners

Toothpicks

Oven

For the orange cream cheese frosting: In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium high until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Butter

Orange

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add the cream cheese and beat an additional 4 minutes. Turn off the mixer, add the confectioners' sugar one cup at a time and mix until fully incorporated. While on a low speed, mix in the orange juice, orange liqueur, orange oil and orange zest. Beat on high for an additional 2 minutes.

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Powdered Sugar