Orange Kiss Me Cupcakes Recipes

ORANGE CUPCAKES WITH THE CREAMIEST ORANGE BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / 160C fan forced. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Place the flour, corn flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and whisk to mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the melted butter and sugar just to combine.
• Add the milk, eggs, orange juice, zest and vanilla and whisk really well to combine.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir through gently with a spatula until just combined.
• Fill the cupcake cases to about ⅔ full. Bake for around 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out with just a couple of crumbs on it. Transfer to a cooling rack. You can go straight on with steps 1-3 of the buttercream.
• In a small saucepan, whisk the flour with a little milk to a paste. Add the remaining milk, 1/2 cup of sugar and orange peel.
• Heat over low heat, stirring constantly until it gets very thick (like a thick custard or pudding).
• Press this mixture through a strainer into a bowl. Discard the orange peel and cover with plastic wrap pressed to the surface and let it cool to room temperature before continuing (notes).
• Once the pudding mixture is cool, beat together the butter and ½ cup of sugar until lightened and creamy. About 5 minutes. Scrape down the bowl a few times through the process.
• Add 1 spoonful of the pudding mixture at a time, mixing on low between each. Make sure each spoonful is incorporated before adding the next.
• Once all the pudding mixture is added, beat for a further 5-7 minutes on medium until it looks whipped and creamy. You should not be able to feel any sugar granules. (If it looks like it separates, don't worry, just keep on beating. It will all come together into a beautiful, almost whipped cream looking frosting).
• Finally add the vanilla and orange zest and give it one final quick mix just to mix it through.

ORANGE KISS-ME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well and set aside.
• Combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl.
• Add orange juice mixture; beat at low speed of an electric mixer until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar at high speed of an electric mixer until foamy.
• Gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Gently stir 1/4 of egg white mixture into orange mixture.
• Gently fold remaining egg white mixture into orange mixture.
• Divide batter evenly among 12 paper lined muffin cups.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 19 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove from pan; let cool on a wire rack (set over a piece of wax paper).
• Mix powdered sugar and orange juice until it is the consistency you desire (adding more or less juice).
• Spread thinly over the top of the cupcakes.

ORANGE KISS-ME CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Squeeze orange and reserve 1/3 cup juice. Grind orange peel and pulp, raisins, and 1/3 cup walnuts together. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, blend flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, salt, milk, shortening and eggs. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in orange-raisin mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Drizzle reserved orange juice over warm cake. Combine 1/3 cup sugar, cinnamon, and 1/4 cup walnuts; sprinkle over cake. Garnish with orange slices.

RETRO ORANGE KISS-ME CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13-by-9-inch pan.
• Squeeze orange, reserving 1/3 cup juice for topping; remove seeds. In blender container, food processor bowl with metal blade, or food mill, grind orange peel and pulp, raisins and 1/3 cup walnuts. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour and all remaining cake ingredients at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in orange-raisin mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Drizzle reserved 1/3 cup orange juice over warm cake in pan.
• In a small bowl, combine 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in 1/4 cup walnuts; sprinkle over cake. Cool 1 hour, or until completely cooled.
• Time does not include cooling time.

ORANGE KISS ME CAKE (1950 WINNER)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 F -- makes 12x8x2 or 13x9x2 cake -- Grease and lightly flour baking pan -- For best results all ingredients should be room temperature
• 2. Juice the orange and set aside for the topping.
• 3. GRIND the orange pulp and rind in a grinder or food processor along with the raisins and walnuts
• 4. SIFT together the flour, soda, salt and sugar Note: If you use Self Rising flour omit the salt and decrease the soda to 1/4 teaspoon.
• 5. ADD the butter and 3/4 cup of the milk
• 6. Beat for 2 minutes on slow speed, then beat 2 minutes at medium speed
• 7. ADD the eggs and the rest of the milk (1/2 C) and beat for 2 more minutes
• 8. FOLD in the orange/raisin/nut mixture then pour into well-greased and lightly floured pan
• 9. Bake 350 F for 40-50 minutes
• 10. DRIZZLE the orange juice over the warm cake (probably about 1/3 of a cup)
• 11. COMBINE topping ingredients and sprinkle them over the cake
• 12. DECORATE with very thin orange slices and let it finish cooling -- some people do not like the orange slices on the cake so they simply leave them off -- up to you.
• 13. ALTERNATIVE #1: Some people are more sensitive to the taste of the ground up orange rind with the pith which is what adds the slightly bitter after taste, for them, so they substitute the following for the ground up pulp and rind: 2 tsp grated orange zest, 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 14. ALTERNATIVE #2: Some people simply use 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed, divided -- instead of the orange, or the zest -- this would make preparation much speedier, too. I think it would also lack a little in flavor and texture, but would certainly not be "bad."
• 15. ALTERNATIVE #3: Kathryn May 4, 2012 at 8:25 PM said: my mom had this same recipe... almost. All the ingredients are identical except the nut topping in her recipe called for: 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup chopped walnuts, and 1 tsp vinegar. Mixing them together makes a crumbly topping you sprinkle over the top while still warm after drizzling the OJ concentrate. The topping is fabulous! This was my favorite cake growing up - I would ask for it every birthday when younger until I discovered german chocolate cake. I still make this several times/year to take to work as a coffee cake for early morning meetings - it is gone in minutes.