The Links Site

Home. Garden. Recipes

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Bars, Brownies & Slices
    • Breads
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Burgers & Sandwiches
    • Cakes & Cupcakes
    • Candy
    • Cookies & Biscuits
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Holidays & Special Occasions
    • Lemon Recipes
    • Mains
    • Muffins
    • Pizza
    • Salads
    • Sauces and Marinades
    • Scones
    • Snacks
    • Soup
  • Kitchen
  • Garden
  • Craft
  • How To
  • DIY
  • About/Contact
    • Disclosure and Privacy Policy
You are here: Home / Recipes / Cakes & Cupcakes / Frosted Choc Orange Cupcakes

Frosted Choc Orange Cupcakes

Last updated on: June 11, 2020 By Kaylene Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes Leave a Comment

A choc orange cupcake in a purple paper case is pictured on white cupcake tray. It is topped with a swirl of marbled frosting and more cupcakes can be seen in the background.I love orange cakes and I love chocolate cakes, so when I had some spare oranges lying around I decided I just had to make some of these choc orange cupcakes. Actually the recipe that I adapted was for a single square choc orange cake but I turned it into cupcakes instead!

Cupcakes seem a bit more special than just a slice of cake. I suppose it is because I used to enjoy lots of yummy cupcakes when I was a kid. More times than I can remember I used to come home from school and mum would have some of these yummy little cakes waiting for me and my brother. We used to love watching cartoons and snacking on home baked treats like cupcakes.  My favourite were the butterfly ones – with whipped cream and jelly – yum!

I adapted this recipe from a recipe book that I have had for years. It is an Australian Woman’s Weekly Book called Cakes and Slices Cookbook. The original Frosted Choc Orange Cake recipe used a marbled frosting so I incorporated that into this recipe too. I have also always wanted to make some swirled frosting topped cupcakes!

 

Choc orange cupcakes are pictured on white cupcake tray. Each cupcake is topped with a swirl of marbled frosting.While the marbled frosting effect might be a little bit fiddly the choc orange cupcakes could not be easier to make. All you have to do is put everything into the food processor and wiz it up for a couple of minutes and you’re ready to bake. You can also use a regular electric mixer if you like; just beat all the ingredients together until smooth. I wish all recipes were all as easy as that!

The orange flavour in these frosted cupcakes is quite strong so if you prefer you could leave the orange rind out of the frosting and just have a marbled chocolate effect. Also I used some dedicated cupcake pans that have been in our family for years. If you don’t have special cupcake pans you could use regular muffin pans – you would just get a few less cupcakes.

I think no matter what size pan you have, you have to try this choc orange cupcake recipe!

Frosted Choc Orange Cupcakes
 
Print
If you love chocolate and orange flavours you have to try these delicious choc orange cupcakes. The whole family will love their cute swirled frosting.
Serves: 36
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
  • 125g butter
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
  • 3 eggs
  • 1¾ cups (280g) self-raising flour
  • 1⅓ cups (300g) caster sugar
  • ½ cup (40g) cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ¼ cup water
Frosting:
  • 120g butter
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
  • 3 cups (340g) icing sugar
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoon cocoa
Instructions
Cupcakes:
  1. Preheat oven to 180 °C (350 °F) and line three cupcake tins (12 hole) with cupcake liners.
  2. Place all ingredients into large food processor bowl with ‘S’ blade fitted.
  3. Process for 1 -2 minutes or until cake batter is smooth.
  4. Pour batter into cupcake liners, filling each liner about two thirds full.
  5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  6. Allow to cool slightly in pan before removing to a wire rake.
  7. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting:
  1. Beat butter and orange rind in small bowl of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  2. Gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar and milk and then beat for a further minute.
  3. Divide the frosting mixture into two halves and then stir the sifted cocoa into one half of the mixture.
  4. Fit your desired nozzle to a piping bag (I used a star nozzle).
  5. Then add the two frosting mixtures to your piping bag by putting the white frosting mix on one side of the bag and the chocolate frosting mix on the other side of the bag (it doesn’t matter if they mix a bit).
  6. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes starting from the outside using an inward spiral motion.
3.2.2708

Choc orange cupcakes are pictured on white cupcake tray. The cupcakes are topped with a swirl of marbled frosting.

 

Another great choc orange recipe is:

Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Related Posts

  • These vanilla cupcakes are as easy as a boxed mix but they taste twice as good! thelinkssite.com
    Quick and Easy Vanilla Cupcakes

    This recipe for vanilla cupcakes is just as easy as a boxed mix but they taste twice as good! I used to think that when you want to make a…

  • Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

    These cookies have a delicious choc orange flavour that all of the family will love, plus they are very quick and easy to make. While on Pinterest recently I came…

  • One rocky crunch cake is pictured in the foreground and several more can be seen in the background.
    Rocky Crunch Cakes Recipe

    For such an easy recipe, these Rocky Crunch Cakes are so yummy that you can’t stop at one! They are crunchy on the outside but have a lovely softer centre.…

  • Vanilla ice cream in a decorative bowl with chocolate mint topping.
    Choc Mint Ice Cream Topping

    Now that we are finally into spring I am beginning to crave warmer weather desserts. Don’t get me wrong the weather is nowhere near summery yet but it is possible…

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Rate this recipe:  

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Lets Get Social!

Popular Posts

Quick and Easy Scone Recipe (Only 3 Ingredients!)

3 Ingredient Fruit Cake

Plate of fruit scones.

Easy Fruit Scones (Only 5 Ingredients!)

Rows of Chewy Sultana Squares on a blue and white plate.

Chewy Sultana Squares Recipe (Only 3 Ingredients!)

Removing Sticky Labels and Glue Residue from Jars

Top half of image shows front of red car covered in dead bugs. Bottom half of image shows front of red car that is clean and free from dead bugs. Text overlay says Top 4 Ways to Clean Dead Bugs From Your Car!

Top Four Ways to Clean Dead Bugs from the Front of a Car

Central Sour Cream Lemon Muffin in a muffin liner on a blue and green striped tablecloth. There are more muffins on a cooling rack in the background.

Sour Cream Lemon Muffins

This Beef and Cabbage Chow Mein is sure to be a family favourite in your house like it is in mine! thelinkssite.com

Beef and Cabbage Chow Mein Recipe

Plate of plum muffins.

Plum Oat Muffins

Diosmas: A Very Hardy Plant for Your Garden

Controlling Oxalis Weeds in the Garden

Quick and Easy Sausage Rolls

I love using plums in this cake; the sweetness of the cake and the tartness of the plums just seem to work so well! thelinkssite.com

Delicious Plum or Apple Cake (or whatever fruit you have!)

Green and white garden shed with sliding doors.

Changing Sliding Shed Door Glides

Walnut Raisin Loaf Recipe

Recent Posts

Collage of lemon recipes including cookies, cakes, cheesecake, and lemon curd. Text in the middle says, “25 Sweet Lemon Recipes For Serious Lemon Lovers”.

25 Sweet Lemon Recipes for Serious Lemon Lovers

Stack of 5 biscuits with more seen in the background.

Rolled Oat Biscuits

Three pieces of zucchini slice stacked one on top of the other.

Zucchini Slice Recipe – Zucchini, Bacon, and Cheese Heaven!

Loaf of white bread on a wooden cutting board with some slices cut.

Simple Homemade Bread Recipe (by hand or bread machine)

Lemon curd is dripping from a spoon into a Pale blue bowl containing more lemon curd. The bowl is on a wooden board and three lemons can be seen in the background.

Easiest Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe

3 Rows of hedgehog squares are lined up on a piece of baking paper. Part of a white plate with more squares can be seen in the background.

Fudgy Hedgehog Squares

Grey and white cat in a leopard print play tunnel. There are lots of various cat toys in the foreground and two cat trees in the background.

Simple Cat Toy Storage Idea

Iced lemon brownies on a blue plate. A blue and white patterned tea towel, two whole lemons, and a half of a lemon can be seen in the background.

Tangy Lemon Brownies

Two rows of radish plants growing in the soil with a drip irrigation hose running down the middle. A plastic plant marker labelled ‘Cherry Belle Radish’ is sticking out of the soil in front of the plants.

Easy Plastic Plant Markers

Buns are shown still joined together on baking paper and on a cooling rack.

Delicious Mini Hot Cross Buns

Recent Posts

  • 25 Sweet Lemon Recipes for Serious Lemon Lovers
  • Rolled Oat Biscuits
  • Zucchini Slice Recipe – Zucchini, Bacon, and Cheese Heaven!
  • Simple Homemade Bread Recipe (by hand or bread machine)
  • Easiest Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe

A Little About Me

Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!

I love looking for great ideas online and this is where I share what I find! Read More…

Search this Site

Copyright © 2025 · Lifestyle Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress

A choc orange cupcake in a purple paper case is pictured on white cupcake tray. It is topped with a swirl of marbled frosting and more cupcakes can be seen in the background. Text overlay says: Frosted Choc Orange Cupcakes (a quick mix food processor recipe!)
MENU
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Bars, Brownies & Slices
    • Breads
    • Breakfast & Brunch
    • Burgers & Sandwiches
    • Cakes & Cupcakes
    • Candy
    • Cookies & Biscuits
    • Desserts
    • Drinks
    • Holidays & Special Occasions
    • Lemon Recipes
    • Mains
    • Muffins
    • Pizza
    • Salads
    • Sauces and Marinades
    • Scones
    • Snacks
    • Soup
  • Kitchen
  • Garden
  • Craft
  • How To
  • DIY
  • About/Contact
    • Disclosure and Privacy Policy