Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes

The delicious pairing of chocolate and orange shines in this easy cupcake recipe that's sure to impress your guests.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 374 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup milk
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 ounces white chocolate, melted
• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
• 1 orange, zested
• 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
• 1 orange, juiced
• 5 tablespoons white sugar, divided
• 2 ounces dark chocolate, melted
• 9 ounces confectioners' sugar
• 4 ounces orange-flavored chocolate

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

Step 2

Mix flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, and baking powder together in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until combined.

Step 3

Whisk milk, melted dark chocolate, and egg together in a measuring cup. Stir chocolate mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.

Step 5

Heat orange juice and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar together over low heat until sugar has dissolved, 3 to 4 minutes. Carefully spoon orange juice mixture over warm cupcakes and set aside to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes more.

Step 6

Beat 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Carefully stir in confectioners' sugar and continue to beat for 5 minutes. Beat in milk, melted white chocolate, and orange zest.

Step 7

Decorate cooled cupcakes with icing.

Step 8

Cut orange-flavored chocolate into shavings using a sharp knife or a vegetable peeler and use to decorate cupcakes.