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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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 156 kcal

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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Notes

This nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using online calculators. Your nutritional information may vary depending on numerous factors.

Nutrition

Calories: 156kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 53mgSugar: 11gVitamin A: 265IUCalcium: 21mgIron: 0.6mg

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