Orange Blossom Cupcakes with White Chocolate Orange Ganache

Name: Orange Blossom Cupcakes with White Chocolate Orange Ganache
Yield: Makes 18 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 mandarin orange; 1½ cups [180 g] cake flour; 1 cup [220 g] (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into cubes; 2 cups [400 g] sugar; 4 cups [720 g] white chocolate chips; 1⅓ cups [320 ml] heavy cream; 1½ cups [210 g] all-purpose flour; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 2 eggs, at room temperature; ⅓ cup [65 g] plus 2 Tbsp sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 Tbsp orange blossom water; 2 tsp orange blossom water; 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice; 1½ cups [360 ml] milk, scalded and cooled

Preparation info

Makes
18
cupcakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Flavors of the Sun

By Christine Sahadi Whelan

Published 2021

About

These elegant little beauties have an elusive orange aroma that comes from orange blossom water and a deep orangey flavor.

Ingredients

Cupcakes

2 cups [400 g] sugar
1½ cups [210

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Grease two 12 cup muffin tins and insert eighteen paper liners.

To make the cupcakes: Combine the sugar, flours, baking powder, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Add the butter and orange blossom water and pulse until small pea-