white chocolate and irish cream orange cupcakes
I was wanting something citrus, particularly orange flavored, much like my Chocolate Ganache Dipped Orange Cake Cupcakes however that particular recipe with all the thick ganache and what not is extremely rich and heavy. While I didn't mind a little richness at the moment, I was thinking I wanted to make something a little more subtler in flavor. White chocolate particularly has a very recessive flavor. It is a distinct flavor, but still very recessive. You pretty much can dress white chocolate up any which way you like and it helps other flavors taste more like themselves.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
20 Min
method
Bake
yield
24 serving(s)
Ingredients
- FOR CAKE
- 2 cups cake flour, sifted
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 - 3 ounce packet of instant vanilla pudding powder
- 3/4 cup orange juice, fresh
- 1/2 cup white chocolate irish cream
- 1 teaspoon fine freshly grated orange zest
- - food coloring to adjust color, optional
- FOR ORANGE SYRUP GLAZE
- - the flesh of 2 navel oranges, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh finely graed orange zest
- 1/3 cup white chocolate irish cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 1/4 cups white chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- FOR FROSTING
- 2 - 8 ounce packs of cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon pure orange extract
- 1 cup orange syrup glaze
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- - food coloring to adjust color, optional
How To Make white chocolate and irish cream orange cupcakes
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Step 1For Cake: 1- Preheat oven to 325'F line 2 cupcake pan with cupcake liners, set aside. 2- Sift together all dry ingredients in a large bowl. 3- Stir in vanilla extract, oil, orange juice, and Irish cream. Do not over stir. 4- With your mixer on low, add one egg at a time until each is completely incorporated in the batter. 5- Fold in your orange zest and food coloring 6- Beat batter for 2 1/2 minutes. 7- Pour into cake cups and bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 8- Cool completely on a wire rack.
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Step 2For Orange Syrup Glaze: 1- Melt butter in a sauce pan then add the orange flesh. 2- Add sugar and salt to pan and mix well. 3- Allow the heat of the pan to break the flesh down and pull all the liquid from the oranges, about 7-15 minutes. 4- Add Irish cream to the oranges and cook over medium heat for another 5 minutes. 5- Strain out the solids and reserve the liquid from the pan. 6- Dispose of solids and return the liquids back to the pan and put back over medium heat. Beat in cornstarch until completely dissolved 7- Stir in extract and and zest and cook for 2 more minutes. Be sure to stir regularly so syrup does not burn. 8- Add white chocolate, melt completely into liquid. Set glaze aside and let cool to room temperature. Side note: if the liquid becomes too thick thin it out with more Irish cream. -
Step 3For Frosting: 1- Completely cream all ingredients together. 2- Adjust color with food coloring if desired.
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Step 4Assembly: 1- Dip the tops of each cooled cupcake into orange glaze. 2- Frost as desired 3- Garnish with white chocolate chips if desired.
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Category:
Cakes
Category:
Fruit Desserts
Category:
Puddings
Category:
Chocolate
Diet:
Vegetarian
Keyword:
#sweet
Keyword:
#Irish
Keyword:
#Cream
Keyword:
#cupcake
Keyword:
#cheese
Keyword:
#citrus
Keyword:
#orange
Keyword:
#Vanilla
Keyword:
#creamsicle
Keyword:
#sour
Keyword:
#zest
Keyword:
#simple
Keyword:
#alcohol
Keyword:
#irishcream
Keyword:
#syrpu
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
Ingredient:
Flour
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