Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream

Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream

From-scratch chocolate and orange-flavored cupcakes are topped with pistachio buttercream icing.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Calories
301 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups with shortening using a paper towel and dust with about 1 teaspoon flour or line with paper liners.
Step 2
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, white sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat 1 cup cold water, olive oil, orange juice, and vanilla extract into flour mixture on medium-low speed until batter is just combined, about 2 minutes. Fold orange zest into batter. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups, 2/3-full.
Step 3
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Step 4
Beat butter in a bowl using an electric mixer in medium speed until fluffy, about 1 minute. Slowly pour confectioners' sugar into creamed butter and beat until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Beat pudding mix into butter mixture until just combined. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency of icing is reached. Ice the cooled cupcakes; garnish with grated chocolate.
Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream
Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream
Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream
Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, or as needed
  • 1 teaspoon shortening, or as needed
  • 2 tablespoons instant pistachio pudding mix
  • 1 ounce dark chocolate, grated
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter
  • 0.33333334326744 cup olive oil
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 0.66666668653488 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

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