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Orange Cardamom Coffee Cake

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The flavors of orange and cardamom go so well together and the soft crumbly texture of this coffee cake just make this such a delicious breakfast treat! I have always loved coffee cakes. My idea to do an orange one comes from the idea of the Pillsbury Orange Cinnamon Rolls. Those are a family favorite and I wanted to take those flavors and turn them into a coffee cake! YUM!

Orange Cardamom Coffee CakeThese did not last long in my house!

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//Orange Cupcakes//

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The title does not do these cupcakes justice! I originally got the idea for these from a recipe on Pinterest http://bakingdom.com/2011/05/orange-cupcakes-with-brown-sugar-walnut-glaze-and-cream-cheese-frosting.html
I actually used their recipe when I first baked them for my brother in laws birthday, they were a hit! Since everyone loved them so much, I wanted to create my own version.

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Orange Dream Cupcakes
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Serves: 24
 
Ingredients
  • -Cupcake-

  • ½C + 3 Tbs butter, softened
  • 1C sugar
  • 1½C flour
  • 
2 large eggs
  • ½C fresh squeezed orange juice(about 1 lg orange)
  • ⅞C buttermilk
  • 1Tbs orange zest
  • 1tsp baking soda
  • 
1tsp baking powder
  • 
1/2tsp salt
  • -Glaze-

  • ¼C brown sugar, packed
  • 
1/8C fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1 Tbs butter
  • ¼tsp orange zest
  • ¼tsp vanilla
  • -roast walnuts before making glaze and take about half of this out and cover walnuts, let sit until cooled.
  • -Frosting-

  • 8oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 4-5C powdered sugar
  • 1tsp vanilla
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 and roast walnuts for about 10min. Once they are done set them aside.
  2. In medium size bowl mix dry ingredients; flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Add orange juice and zest. Take flour mixture and add to wet in increments alternating with buttermilk. Batter may be runny, that's ok! 
Prepare muffin pan for cupcakes. Bake at 350 for 18-20 min or until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely.
  3. To make glaze, combine sugar, butter, orange juice and zest in sauce pan. Simmer until combined and until sauce becomes thick like syrup, stir in vanilla.
Take about half and cover roasted walnuts and lay out on parchment paper and let fully cool. Drizzle the rest over top of cooled cupcakes. Let cool.
  4. For frosting combine butter and cream cheese in stand mixer and mix until creamy. Add vanilla. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until desired thickness. 
Frost cupcakes and garnish with glazed walnut. Enjoy!!
  6. I entered my version of these cupcakes into the Tennessee State Fair and was amazed when I found out I had gotten my second blue ribbon and won first place for these cupcakes!! They are seriously so good! You will impress any party you bring these to!