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Chocolate Cupcakes with Florida Orange Buttercream Frosting

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Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cup Florida Orange Juice
  • 1 package (18.25 oz.) devil’s food cake mix
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • ¼ cup shredded, sweetened coconut
  • Toasted coconut for garnish, optional
  • Florida Orange slices, quartered, for garnish, optional

Orange Buttercream Frosting:

  • 3 tbsp. Florida Orange Juice
  • 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 tbsp. Florida Orange Zest

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, Florida Orange Juice, oil, eggs and coconut.
  4. Beat with a mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed. Pour into cupcake liners, filling each about ⅔ full.
  5. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from muffin tin and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
  6. Frost cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Frosting (below), sprinkle with toasted coconut and garnish with Florida Orange slice, if desired.

Orange Buttercream Frosting:

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Beat on low speed with a mixer. Increase speed gradually and beat until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides of bowl often.

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