Tangerine Cupcakes Recipes

TANGERINE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat Oven 375 Degrees Fahrenheit, Line muffin tin with 18 cups.
• Mix flour, 1 cup of the sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
• Make well in the centre and add oil, buttermilk, vanilla, and tangerine zest (1 Tbsp). Beat one minute.
• Add tangerine juice (1/4 cup) and egg yolks and beat another minute.
• In a separate bowl, using clean beaters, whip egg whites until foamy.
• Gradually pour in remaining 1/2 cup of sugar and whip until whites hold stiff peak.
• Fold whites gently into batter and spoon into muffin cups.
• Bake 15 minutes, until cupcakes spring back when pressed. Cool completely.
• Icing:.
• Beat butter until fluffy.
• On low speed, beat in icing sugar until smooth.
• Beat in Vanilla (1 tsp), tangerine zest (1 Tbsp), and tangerine juice (1-2 Tbsp).
• If icing is too thin, add more sugar.
• Spread onto cupcakes, garnish with sprinkles.

TANGERINE CUPCAKES W/TANGERINE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep 6 wells in a muffin tin with liners.
• 2. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and zest. Add the egg yolk and mix thoroughly.
• 3. Add the flour, baking powder and salt to the butter mixture.
• 4. Add the sour cream and juice to the rest of the batter and beat till well combined.
• 5. Fill each cupcake well 2/3 full.
• 6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, do a toothpick test, if it comes out clean with just a couple of crumbs, remove them from the oven to cool briefly on a wire rack, then remove from the pan to cool completely before icing.
• 7. TANGERINE FROSTING:
• 8. Beat the egg whites and a pinch of salt, to form soft peaks using an electric mixer.
• 9. CANDIED TANGERINE:
• 10. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan bring sugar, tangerine slices, juice and water to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• 11. Continue to boil until it reaches a soft ball stage (when a drop of syrup forms a soft ball when dropped in cool water) while continuing to stir occasionally.
• 12. Keep the mixer running, you'll need an extra set of hands.
• 13. While you pour a continuous stream of the molten syrup into the egg whites, continue to beat for about 5 minutes or until frosting is fluffy, glossy and cool.
• 14. Allow the tangerine slices to cool and harden on a wire rack.
• 15. Frost the cooled cupcakes and top with candied tangerine slices.
• 16. NOTE: IF THE ICING ISN'T ORANGE ENOUGH IN COLOR, YOU CAN ADD A DROP OR TWO OF FOOD COLORING.

LAVENDER TANGERINE DREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F 15. Line a cupcake pan with 12 regular-size cupcake liners or 24 mini cupcake liners.
• For the cake: Mix the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Combine the tangerine juice, canola oil, vinegar, orange extract and vanilla extract in a 5-quart mixer with a paddle attachment on first speed. Add the dry ingredients. Add the poppy seeds. Once all the dry ingredients are incorporated, turn the mixer up to second speed and mix well. Turn the mixer off.
• Fill the cupcake liners half full with batter. Bake until baked through, about 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• For the frosting: Whip the powdered sugar, vegetable shortening, 1/4 cup water, lavender extract and salt in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add additional water in very small amounts to get the creamy consistency if it is too thick. Put the frosting in a pastry bag and cut off 1/2-inch off the top.
• To assemble: Frost each cupcake with the lavender frosting. Place a tangerine slice on top.