Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Orange Dream Cupcakes

We have so many things to celebrate right now at Double the Deliciousness!! 

That's why we're having an awesome giveaway today! 

We'll get to that later, but right now we want to show you what we've been up to...
Doesn't that just look divine??!!!  (Sorry it's a bad picture...forgot the camera so had to use the cell phone!  You can see them better if you click on the picture!) 

We love to have an excuse to bake to our hearts content, so whenever it's piano recital time we may just go a little overboard!  All these cupcakes were super delicious.  Here's just a little teaser of recipes to come...we made Death by Oreo Cupcakes, Island Coconut Cupcakes, Perfectly Lemon Cupcakes, Chocolate Chip and Mint Cupcakes (actually made by a great friend who is always so willing to help us out...thanks again Brittony!!), and last but not least Orange Dream Cupcakes, which is the recipe we're going to be sharing with you today!!

Orange Dream Cupcakes

1 cup (2 cubes) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon of pure orange extract
Zest of 2 oranges
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup  milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

Place the sugar and orange zest into the bowl of your mixer and blend until moist and fragrant. (This is our absolute favorite part about these cupcakes...the smell is so darn good!!)  Add in butter and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla and orange extracts.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.

With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter.  The best way I've found to do this is to use a cookie or ice cream scoop that holds about 2 tablespoons of dough or ice cream.  Just scoop out the batter and plop it into each liner.  It is the perfect size for cupcakes and they will all turn out uniform! 

Bake for about 18-20 minutes or until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost with this TO DIE FOR cream cheese frosting! Really, it's that good!!

Cream Cheese Frosting

2 packages (8 oz.) of cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoon of butter, softened
2 tablespoon of shortening
2 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
1 teaspoon pure orange extract
3 cups confectioners sugar
Combine cream cheese, shortening and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix until smooth, creamy and well blended.  Blend in the vanilla and orange extracts.  Slowly add the confectioners’ sugar until you reach the desired consistency. You may need a little more than 3 cups of sugar...I believe I ended up using close to 4 cups.  Now you can either pipe on the frosting or spread it on, and then enjoy!!



Now on to the giveaway!!  As we said at the beginning we have some things to celebrate! 

FIRST off (if you didn't notice or are new to our blog) is we got a NEW LOOK!!  This has been months in the making and we've learned lots in the process!! 

ALSO, we finally figured out how to make a Blog Button!!  Hallelujah!:) 

AND, we've joined the facebook scene.  There is now a facebook page for Double the Deliciousness. 

What big steps right??

So we really want to celebrate and since we have quite a few cupcake recipes to post and since we want you all to try them out, we thought some cupcake baking essentials would be perfect for our giveaway!  So, here's the loot:

We've been eyeing this cookbook for a few months now!  We think it's got some fabulous cupcake recipes in it that you can try out (along with all of our fabulous ones!:)). 
So now that you've got some recipes you're going to need some help with frosting those bad boys so they not only taste good but look good.  So next we have a Wilton 12 piece cupcake decorating set! (we have this same one and it sure comes in handy when frosting cupcakes!)
And last but not least you need a way to display your finished product.  I borrowed one of these for our recital and could not get over how stinkin' cute it was.  So here you go...a cupcake stand!  (Isn't it fun!?)
Now, you may ask...how do I win this sweet giveaway??  Let us tell you!:)  There are a few ways you can enter to win.  Each thing you do will give you a separate entry to win, so the more you do the better your chances!!  (Please leave a separate comment for each item...thanks!)

1. Post a comment!  Easy as that, whatever is on your mind!
2. Become a PUBLIC follower of Double the Deliciousness (if you already are just post a comment saying so...if not just click on the "follow" button on the right-hand side of our blog!)
3. Grab our button and display it on your blog! (also on the right side of the blog...just copy and paste the code to your blog!)
4. "Like" us on facebook.  (The link is on the right side of our blog as well.)
5. "Share" about the giveaway on your facebook status.
6. Do a post on your blog about the giveaway.

Giveaway will be going until Monday (April 18th) when we will post the winner!  Good luck to all of you, and thanks for being a part of our blog...we LOVE our readers!!

68 comments:

Cindy said...

jana - I love your blog! Cooking blogs are the best.

Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...

Those orange cupcakes look fantastic!! And I sure hope you'll share the mint/chocolate recipe, as well!

Thanks for the chance to win all the goodies! I've got a FB page set up, too, but I'm dragging my feet on actually 'launching' it! LOL

Pedey@sbcglopbal.net

Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...

And for entry #2, of course I'm a follower!

Pedey@sbcglopbal.net

Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...

I'm your newest Facebook fan!

Pedey@sbcglopbal.net

Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...

And your button now has a home on my blog!

Pedey@sbcglobal.net

Molly said...

Love your blog Jana I look at it almost every day

Molly said...

I am already a follower.

Molly said...

I put your button on my blog a few days ago.

"Rowley Powley" said...
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"Rowley Powley" said...

I do love a good giveaway! WEEE!!! (This is Catherine by the way)

"Rowley Powley" said...

I am now officially a "follower" of your fun blog!

"Rowley Powley" said...

I "liked" you on Facebook and I have no blog so that's all the comments I can leave! Thanks for inviting me to see all this fun. I am excited to see what goodies you come up with next! PARTY! :)

-Catherine

Sheans said...

I put your button on my blog already :) You know I've been waiting for that button for a while. I'm so excited for it!

Sheans said...

And also, I am a follower. Because I love your food. And you. And Kyla. So there you go :)

rebelmom said...

Ok, I am a follower of your blog

rebelmom said...

I also liked you on facebook.

rebelmom said...

And here is m y comment...for 3 entries I hope. The cupcakes look delish and I love following your blog.
Thanks!

Sheans said...

molly just told me that i get an entry just for leaving a comment too. Good thing I have someone else to think for me. My one brain cell isn't functioning today :)

-Susan- said...

Well twist my arm Jana...a give away? Count me in! Love the new look to your blog! Really proffessional!Congrats!

Jill said...

What a delightful blog! I'm looking forward to cooking with you. Thanks for inviting me.

Becky Whitney said...

Pick me I want to win that!

Becky Whitney said...

I shared on Facebook!

Becky Whitney said...

I love you on Facebook!

Melinda said...

Oreo cupcakes?! Oh I'm in trouble. Cupcakes are my weakness... one of the many. Love you guys! P.S. I did all 5!

Laura said...

Love the new look! And I love the recipes! Alix has a friend over today and we WERE on our way to the kitchen to make my Granny's plum cake, but I think we'll be making death by oreo cupcakes instead! Thanks!

Laura said...

I follow :o)

Laura said...

And I follow you on FB too...

Laura said...

And I am happily putting a button on my blog...

Laura said...

And I am telling all my friends to come here, because you have great recipes! Thanks Jana!

Jennifer said...

Wow I'm SO hungry now!!! So excited to follow your blog!

Kristen said...

I'm a first timer to your blog but I LOVE cupcakes (love love love them) and trying out new cupcakes recipes so I'm super excited about this giveaway and becoming a follower of your blog. That's my next order of business!

Kristen said...

I am now a public follower of your blog! Yay for me!

Kristen said...

Now I LIKE you on Facebook too!

(Which I'm really excited about because now I won't forget to check back and try those amazing looking Oreo cupcakes!)

Kristen said...

Your button is now on my blog! http://idahonelsons.blogspot.com

(If you need to contact me, use silverswoosh@hotmail.com)

Kristen said...

I just made a post about your contest (and recipe!) on my Facebook. Thanks!

Kristen said...

I just made post on my blog, all about your giveaway and cupcake recipes (with pictures even!) My blog is private but I have a lot of readers. Let me know if you need access. http://idahonelsons.blogspot.com silverswoosh@hotmail.com

Thank you! I think I entered every way possible. =o)

Ben and Tatum said...

Hi! I liked you on Facebook!
tatumnorris@gmail.com

The Grimmett's said...

Love the new look!

The Grimmett's said...

I am now a public follower! :)

The Grimmett's said...

... and I put your button on my blog!

jolyn said...

I AM a follower!

jolyn said...

And, I LOVED those cupcakes. That naughty Brittony brought me one of each and one of my favorites was the "Death by Oreo" cupcakes. I love your new blog design. Keep up the good work! I'll post a button and give you a shout out on my blog soon... before Monday! :-)

Unknown said...

Well I am sure glad to be your neighbor!!! Thanks for bringing us these cupcakes. My favorites were the lemon ones and 2nd favorite were the mint chocolate ones but they were all delicious or should I say double the delicious!!!

Unknown said...

And of course I'm a follower (almost daily) as are now my mom, all of my sisters, and most of my friends! You're awesome!

Pedey @ Do You Smell That!!? said...

I didn't blog you but I put a link to the giveaway on my blog's Facebook page. Does that count!!? :o)

Pedey@sbcglobal.net
PedersenFood.blogspot.com

Melinda said...

Ok it looks like I need to do this right. Here's my comment.... Love you Jana!

Melinda said...

I've always been a fan of yours but now I am a fan on FB too!

Melinda said...

Did you like my post on FB?

Melinda said...

Question:
Button, button, who's got the button?
Answer:
I do!!

Melinda said...

I'm following you. :)

But not in a creepy way.

Melinda said...
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Melinda said...

Did you happen to see the post I put on my blog? (I know yu did because that's how I knew I needed to comment for everything individually!)

Melinda said...
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Melinda said...

How about the one on my recipe blog
7bakingbettys.blogspot.com

Englishfam said...

I would love to win this!
~Heather

Englishfam said...

I follow your blog!

Amanda said...

I am a follower on here and facebook. These look so good. I would love to win something like thi!!

jolyn said...

I added a button on my blog! :-)

Unknown said...

I love that you two cook together so often. What a great mom!

Unknown said...

I am a public follower!

Unknown said...

I facebooked you!

Unknown said...

I blogged you, too! Come on cupcakes!

Unknown said...

ANd I have a button!!

Unknown said...

And I LIKE you on facebook- I like you everywhere else too!

H said...

can't wait to try all these. Look delish!

H said...

I am a follower now too!

Laura said...

Cupcakes are my fav, and your's are so beautiful! I hope I'm not too late. : )

Laura said...

I'm a follower! And I love that lemon poppyseed bundt you "borrowed" from your roommate. : )

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