In the Kitchen Baking: Chocolate Orange Mini Cupcakes

So today the whims of a 3 year old were met by her mother...

No matter how much I fought she would not leave me be until I made CUPCAKES!!!

So what did I come up with?

Orange and Chocolate Mini Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting.

             Cupcakes: 

             
              1/2 cup milk 

              3 large egg whites(do not discard yolks, you'll need them for frosting) 

             
              1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 

• Zest of ` fresh orange (or 1 Tbsp dried zest)
  
• 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 
  
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
  
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• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 6 tbsp softened butter
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  Butter Cream Frosting:
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla (or orange extract for more citrus flavor)
• 1 egg yolk
  
• a few drops of food color, whatever you want
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• Preheat oven 350
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• Mix milk, egg whites, zest and extract set aside 
• Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Add butter while mixing on low one tbsp at a time. Mixture should be crumbly looking.
• Add milk mixture slowly and mix on low for a minute and a half until mousse like.
• Pour into cupcake/muffin tins with liners. Bake 18-22 minutes. (Until toothpick comes out clean.)
• While cupcakes cool mix together all frosting ingredients until whipped nicely. Put on cupcakes when completely cool and serve.