Old-Fashioned Cupcakes

May 13, 2021Cupcakes Recipes

Ingredients:

  • For the Extreme Orange Cupcakes:
  • 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons cake flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs, broken into a small bowl
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice, from 3 large oranges
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest, from 1 large orange
  • 1/4 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup full-fat sour cream
  • For the Real “Old-Fashioned” Buttercream:
  • 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted through a strainer
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons whiskey, such as Jack Daniel’s
  • 9 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 3/4 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
  • For the Soaking Liquid:
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup whiskey, such as Jack Daniel’s
  • Topping:
  • Orange Sawdust (recipe follows)
  • For the Orange Sawdust:
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest

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