Double Chocolate-orange Cupcakes W/ Orange Buttercream Frosting

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (12 ounce) package nestle toll house semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package german chocolate cake mix
• 4 large eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 1/4 cups orange juice
• 1 -2 teaspoon orange zest (depending on how orangey you want your cupcakes)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
• 2 -3 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 microwave 1 cup chocolate morsels in a 2-cup glass measuring cup at high 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds.
• 2 stir until smooth.
• 3 cool slightly.
• 4 beat cake mix and next 3 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer until moistened.
• 5 increase speed to medium, and beat 1 to 2 minutes or until well blended and smooth.
• 6 add melted chocolate, orange zest, and vanilla, beating until blended.
• 7 spoon batter by 1/4-cupfuls into paper baking cups in muffin pans.
• 8 bake at 375° for 16 to 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 let cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes. remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
• 10 spread orange buttercream frosting evenly over cupcakes.
• 11 frosting directions:.
• 12 beat butter and orange rind at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• 13 gradually add confectioners sugar, beating until well blended.
• 14 stir in 2 tablespoons orange juice, adding additional orange juice, if necessary, to reach desired consistency.
• 15 place remaining chocolate morsels in a 1-qt. zip-top plastic freezer bag; seal bag.
• 16 microwave at medium (50% power) 45 seconds to 1 minute, turning bag over after 30 seconds.
• 17 squeeze chocolate in bag until smooth.
• 18 cut a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag.
• 19 pipe melted chocolate over orange buttercream frosting on cupcakes by gently squeezing bag.