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Citrus Cupcakes

Citrus Cupcakes - These Citrus Cupcakes are the best cupcakes I have ever made! I tweaked my traditional cupcake recipe and used a secret ingredient that made these super soft and fluffy. 
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 18
Calories: 156kcal
Author: Vicky

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups of flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup Tampico Citrus Punch
  • Orange slices cut into quarters

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375. Prepare cupcake pan with paper cupcake cups.
  • Combine melted butter and sugar with a mixer. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix for 2 minutes.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Alternate adding flour mix and Tampico Citrus Punch to butter and sugar mixture in mixer while continuously mixing. Mix for 3-4 minutes.
  • Fill each cupcake cup ¾ full.
  • Bake for 20 minutes at 375 degrees or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Mix some orange food coloring into vanilla frosting and pipe onto the cooled cupcakes. Add ¼ of an orange slice to the top of each frosted cupcake.

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Nutrition

Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 53mg | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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