Wicked Orange Chilli & Chocolate Cupcakes
 
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Recipe type: Cupcakes, Gluten Free
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 200g melted butter, cooled
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 200g *Gluten Free Self raising flour ( I use Dove's)
  • 100g cocoa powder
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • Zest and juice of one orange
  • 1 113g bag of Aero orange bubbles
  • 200g very soft butter
  • 350g icing sugar
  • Zest of an orange plus juice to taste
  • Pinch of chilli powder
  • 4 tbsp milk
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 150ºC / Gas mark 2
  2. Mix the butter and sugar well
  3. Beat in the eggs one at a time
  4. Stir in the orange zest and juice
  5. Sift the flour, baking powder, cocoa and chilli powder into the mixture and fold in
  6. Add the milk and stir gently
  7. Spoon 2 tsp of the mixture into each paper case of a prepared muffin tin lined
  8. Place one Aero orange bubble into the centre of the mixture for each cake case and push down
  9. Add another good dollop of the mixture to each paper case to cover the chocolate bubble until all the mixture is used up
  10. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes until cooked
  11. Leave in the tin for 10 minutes then allow to cool completely on a wire rack
  12. Mix the butter and icing sugar until combined completely
  13. Mix in the orange zest and chilli powder
  14. Add orange juice for a softer consistency and for desired taste
  15. Decorate the cakes with the icing and top with an Aero orange bubble
Notes
* This recipe was made gluten free but works even better with normal self raising flour.
Recipe by Cherished By Me at https://cherishedbyme.com/2013/05/wicked-orange-chilli-chocolate-cupcakes/