Orange Cupcakes with Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting
With cupcakes the fad, try this refreshing, light cupcake with a wonderful orange twist and sneak in whole wheat flour for a nutrition boost.
Servings
20-24cupcakes
Servings
20-24cupcakes
Ingredients
  • 1cup all-purpose flour
  • 1cup whole-wheat or all-purpose flour
  • 1teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2teaspoon baking soda
  • 1teaspoon grated orange rindoptional
  • 3/4cup sugar
  • 1/2cup buttermilk
  • 1 can frozen orange juice concentratethawed and divided, 12-ounce
  • 1/3cup canola oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Citrus Cream Cheese Frostingrecipe follows
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350°F. Line muffin tins with cupcake papers.
  2. In medium bowl, combine both flours, baking powder, baking soda and orange rind.
  3. In another bowl, combine sugar, buttermilk, orange juice concentrate (reserving 2 tablespoons), oil, eggs and vanilla and whisk until well mixed.
  4. Add sugar-buttermilk mixture to flour mixture and stir only until blended. Divide batter among muffins and fill about half full. Bake 18-22 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool, frost with Citrus Cream Cheese Frosting (see recipe).
Recipe Notes

Per Serving: Calories 184 Calories from fat 28% Fat 6g Saturated Fat 2g Cholesterol 25mg Sodium 96mg Carbohydrate 30g Dietary Fiber 1g Sugars 22g Protein 3g Dietary Exchanges: 2 other carbohydrate, 1 fat