orange-you-glad-i-made-these-cupcakes CUPCAKES

indulge me for a second while i milk the whole orange thing to the bone...

orange you gonna thank me for making these cupcakes

orange you gonna go to the gym after eating 5 of these cupcakes

orange you glad i didn't make spinach cupcakes

orange you gonna....

mmkay i'm done.

i've kind of been slightly obsessed with this lemon cupcake recipe ever since i first made them. but this weekend when deciding what to bake, my friend katie told us how she had recently been blessed with an insane amount of oranges {costco style}, so we decided to switch lemons for oranges and see what happened. and what happened was glorious. my soul died a little that day with my first bite... it was that good. and how couldn't it be. i love oranges infinitely more times than lemons. citrus+sweet= best of both worlds {sorry miley} be prepared to lick the batter bowl, the icing bowl, and finish off all the cupcakes in a matter of hours! plus we squeezed the oranges we zested into the icing and batter so it turned them both naturally ORANGE!

ORANGE CUPCAKES

1 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp grated orange zest

3 tbsp butter {only 3 tbsp. of butter!? you're basically eating fruit!}

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

squeeze half of orange into batter for extra yumness

ORANGE frosting {to die for. best icing hand down!}

2 cups confectioners' sugar

5 tbsp butter

2 tbsp orange zest

juice from orange {as much as you want}

2 tbsp whole milk

ZESTERS, mixers, egg crackers, icingers, eaters EXTRAORDINARES!

preheat oven to 325 F. Beat flour, sugar, baking powder, orange zest, and butter in mixer on slow speed. gradually pour in the milk and beat till just incorporated. add egg and continue beating. continue mixing for a couple minutes until batter is smooth. spoon batter into baking cups until 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes.

lemon frosting: beat together confectioners' sugar, butter, and orange zest on medium slow speed. slowly pour in the milk on a slow speed and gradually turn the mixer up to high speed. continue beating for 5 minutes until the frosting is light and fluffy. spoon frosting on cupcakes and decorate!

woops. i was so excited i dug in. but you can see all the orange goodness. huzzah!

aren't you proud of me of giving you such a healthy recipe. the teeniest amount of butter and a mountain of oranges. yes, you are welcome.