Orange and Vanilla Cupcakes

Name: Orange and Vanilla Cupcakes
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1 cup brown sugar; 2/3 cup butter melted; 1/2 orange; 1 dry pint flour; 1 1/8 cups mascarpone; 2 tablespoons powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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8Ingredients

770Calories

50Minutes

These cupcakes are the perfect way to celebrate an upcoming birthday or other occasion. The cake is lightly flavored with vanilla and orange or a fragrant and flavorful dessert. The frosting for these delicate little cakes is made of mascarpone for a slightly tart addition. A touch of vanilla and powdered sugar add a little sweetness to the cheese, making for a perfecct balance between the frosting and the cake.

Ingredients

servings:

3 eggs
150 grams brown sugar
150 grams butter (melted)
1/2 orange
200 grams flour
150 grams mascarpone
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Whisk the eggs with the sugar until the mixture whitens.
Add the melted butter, the juice and the zest of half an orange. Mix well.
Add the flour gradually in increments.
Fill in the cupcake cups with the batter until 2/3 full.
Bake for approximately 25 minutes.
Once the cupcakes are cooled, prepare the icing: mix the mascarpone with the powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Put this mixture into a piping bag and decorate as you wish! You can even add a half slice of crystallised orange on top if you like.

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