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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Recipe

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Recipe

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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 lb red beets (3 medium), scrubbed
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp kosher or fine sea salt
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup plus 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
3 large eggs, beaten to blend
2/3 cup canola oil
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp pure orange oil*, such as boyajian brand, or zest of 1 large orange
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Make cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°. Wrap each beet in foil, put on a rimmed baking sheet, and roast until tender when pierced, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Let cool. Peel, cut into chunks, and purée in a food processor. Measure 1 1/4 cups purée.
Line a 12-cup muffin pan (1/2-cup size) with paper liners. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Whisk together beet purée, granulated sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla in a large bowl. With a plastic spatula, stir in flour mixture one-third at a time just until smooth.
Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each almost to the top of the liner. Bake until cupcakes spring back when gently pressed and a toothpick inserted in center of one comes out with a couple of moist crumbs clinging, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool completely.
Make buttercream: Beat butter with a mixer on high speed until very smooth. Add powdered sugar, orange oil, and vanilla; beat on low speed to blend, then on medium until fluffy and smooth.
Spread a thick layer of buttercream on cupcakes, swirling it decoratively. Or pipe frosting from a pastry bag, using a star tip.
Make ahead: Up to 1 day, chilled.
*Find pure orange oil, an essential oil pressed from orange rind (and different from orange extract),

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	10164.58 Kcal (42557 kJ)
Calories from fat	5689.68 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	632.19g	973%
Cholesterol	1048.34mg	349%
Sodium	7556mg	315%
Potassium	17025.85mg	362%
Total Carbs	1073.56g	358%
Sugars	756.37g	3025%
Dietary Fiber	13.88g	56%
Protein	93.93g	188%
Vitamin C	22.7mg	38%
Vitamin A	2.3mg	76%
Iron	8mg	44%
Calcium	882.7mg	88%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	416.99 Kcal (1746 kJ)
Calories from fat	233.41 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	25.93g	973%
Cholesterol	43.01mg	349%
Sodium	309.98mg	315%
Potassium	698.47mg	362%
Total Carbs	44.04g	358%
Sugars	31.03g	3025%
Dietary Fiber	0.57g	56%
Protein	3.85g	188%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	38%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	76%
Iron	0.3mg	44%
Calcium	36.2mg	88%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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bitter
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