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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup sugar
- Finely grated zest of 2 oranges
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup full-fat sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup pure orange juice
- Salted Caramel Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup pure orange juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Finely grated zest of 1 orange
- 1/2 cup salted caramel (from above), room temperature
Preparation
Step 1
Cupcake Directions:
30 minutes before baking, mix sugar and orange zest in a small bowl to infuse the orange flavor into the sugar.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
In a medium-sized bowl, cream butter and the sugar/orange zest mixture until light and fluffy.
Mix eggs, sour cream, and vanilla into butter/sugar mixture until fully combined.
Alternately mix the flour mixture and orange juice into the wet ingredients, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Salted Caramel Directions:
Melt butter in a small saucepan on medium heat.
Add brown sugar and stir continuously until just boiling.
Add orange juice and salt and stir well.
Stir in heavy whipping cream until just combined.
Remove from heat.
Frosting Directions:
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat butter on high speed with an electric mixer for three minutes until light and fluffy.
Mix in powdered sugar a little bit at a time.
Mix in salt and orange zest.
Mix in salted caramel.
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