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Orange Poppy Seed Cupcakes

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  • These little cakes are drenched in orange syrup for an intense citrus flavour.
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Ingredients

  • For the cupcakes:

  • 220g plain flour
  • 220g sugar
  • 235g sour cream
  • 125g Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 60g poppy seeds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

  • For the syrup:

  • 100ml orange juice
  • 75g caster sugar
  • Zest of one orange

  • For the Lebneh Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing :

  • 360g lebneh (a thick strained yogurt that can be found in any Turkish market or instead used Greek yogurt)
  • 70g honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Orange Poppy Seed Cupcakes

1. Cream Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter and sugar together using a paddle attachment until white and fluffy.

2. Slowly incorporate the eggs, one at a time until fully combined.

3. Stir in half of the flour and baking powder and soda.

4. Add all of the sour cream.

5. Add the remainder of the flour as well as the poppy seeds. Stir until well combined.

6. In a cupcake tin fill until almost to the top, about 85% of the way. Bake in tins for 20-28 minutes at 180°C until fully done. Remove immediately from the baking tray.

7. While cupcakes are baking, make soaking syrup.

8. To make the syrup, add all ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. When it reaches a boil, turn down to low, and let reduce until slightly syrupy. Set aside.

9. Let cupcakes cool for 1 minute, then brush with soaking syrup.

10. For the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please frosting , Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk all ingredients together until just combined. Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please Frost the cupcakes when cupcakes are completely cool.