Name: Orange and dark chocolate cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter softened; 1/2 cup milk cold; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1,5 cup sugar; 4 eggs large; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 1/4 tsp salt; 4 tsp baking powder; 3 cup flour; 1 cup dark chocolate chips; 2 tsp orange zest only; 2 dark chocolate 70%; 1 cup cream; orange zest only; spun sugar for garnish

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Ingredients (15)

1 cup	butter — softened
1/2 cup	milk — cold
1/2 cup	orange juice
1,5 cup	sugar
4	eggs — large
2 tsp	vanilla — essence
1/4 tsp	salt
4 tsp	baking powder
3 cup	flour
1 cup	dark chocolate — chips
2 tsp	orange — zest only
2	dark chocolate — 70%
1 cup	cream
	orange — zest only
	spun sugar — for garnish

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Method:

Preheat oven to 180 °C.

In an electric mixer add the butter, milk, orange juice, sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt, baking powder and flour. Mix on high for 5 min, until fully combined.
Add the chocolate chips and zest and mix.

Spoon the batter into medium sized muffin cups until ¾ full.
Bake for 15 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
Remove from oven and leave to cool.

For the ganache, heat the cream in the microwave until hot and add the slabs of chocolate in chunks, mixing it through the hot cream until melted. Refrigerate until set.

With an electric hand mixer, whip the ganache until you have a spreadable consistency.
Spread the ganache over the cupcakes and top with zest and spun sugar.

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