Cranberry Orange Cupcakes
The perfect party or holiday cupcake recipe is here! These Cranberry Orange Cupcakes will make you go beyond just cookies and pies as these are very fresh, delicious, and enticing due to the orange juice and zest with them. Try it now.
What is Cranberry Orange Cupcake?
In all party events, desserts will never miss their presence. Similarly, to make it more unique, Cranberry Orange Cupcakes are here. These cupcakes are truly soft, fresh, and delicious that will really take your party or event beyond cookies and pies. Also, the orange flavor in it will truly give your party a tropical vibe. And lastly, it will not be only attractive for adults, but to kids as well. So, what are you waiting for? Try this recipe now!
What Equipment Should You Prepare?
For the tools needed to make the Cranberry Orange Cupcakes, you will need muffin trays, a small bowl, a whisk, a zester, and a piping bag. With these few tools, you can already begin baking your cupcakes for your loving guests.
What Ingredients Should You Need?
To make the Cranberry Orange Cupcakes, you will need the following: all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, whole milk, orange zest, and cranberries. Also, you can use half vanilla extract and half orange extract or a few drops of orange oil, if you have it.
Meanwhile, for the frosting of the cupcakes, you will need to prepare butter, powdered icing sugar, orange juice, and zest if you want to. These two ingredients are optional depending on your taste.
Now, for the sugared cranberries toppings, you will need 18 cranberries, water, and sugar. Once you have these ingredients, you can already create the perfect attractive topping for the cupcakes.
If you need the specific measurement of each ingredient, feel free to access our recipe card below. The measurements provided in our recipe card will yield 18 cupcakes. In case you need some more, just double the measurements to make it 36.
How to Make the Cranberry Orange Cupcakes?
This is the most exciting part of every kitchen activity, following the procedures. In making these cupcakes, you just need to follow exactly twelve instructions from mixing the ingredients, baking the cupcakes, making the frosting, and decorating them. For the specifics, please see our recipe card below.
Once you are done with the twelve simple steps, your Cranberry Orange Cupcakes are ready to serve.
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Cranberry Orange Cupcake
Equipment
- Muffin trays
- Small bowl
- Whisk
- Zester
- Piping bag
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup White Sugar
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Eggs room temperature
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract*
- 1 cup Whole Milk
- Zest of One Orange about 1 1/2 Tablespoons
- 1 cup Cranberries
Frosting:
- 1 cup Butter
- 5-6 cups Powdered Icing Sugar
- 3 Tablespoons Orange Juice as desired
- Orange Zest as desired
Sugared Cranberries:
- 18 Cranberries
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1/2 cup White Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line two muffin trays with 18 muffin liners. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat together the sugar and oil until light and fully combined, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in eggs, vanilla extract and milk.
- Add the flour in gradually until well-combined and no lumps remain. Add orange zest and cran
- –
- berries and stir to distribute.
- Portion the cupcake batter into the prepared liners, filling each about 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake cupcakes for 18-22 minutes, until lightly golden and an inserted toothpick or cake tester
- comes out clean.
- While the cupcakes cool, prepare your frosting.
- Beat together the butter, powdered sugar and orange juice for 2 minutes until light and forming
- stiff peaks. Adjust flavor with additional orange juice or zest. Adjust consistency with more
- powdered sugar for a stiffer frosting, or more juice for a softer frosting.
- Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe the frosting onto the cooled
- cupcakes, starting in the center, working your way out to the edges and then back towards the
- center and up.
- Dip each cranberry in the water then roll in the white sugar.
- Garnish each cupcake with a cranberry
