Happy Cupcake Time

Since Jordan has started the academy he has lost some weight. (I guess you can blame it on the 3 hour workouts they have). He is trying to eat as much as possible to not loose anymore, but can't seem to get enough food in. So one night I decided to help and made cupcakes. :)

Since being in a different altitude and missing my gas oven, I have struggled a little in my baking, but this batch was the first batch yet to turn out like normal. It's a sugar cookie cupcake with an orange buttercream frosting. In honor of Halloween I added a hint of orange food coloring to the frosting to enhance the brightness of the orange. 

Sugar cookie cupcake:


Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups sour cream (or 1 1/2 cups buttermilk)

Directions:

1. Preheat 350 degrees

2 .Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

3. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

4. Add the vanilla.

5. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream/buttermilk (batter will be thick if using sour cream).

6. Bake  25-30 min

For the frosting I really just made it up on the spot so I don't have exact measurements. I know I used unsalted butter, orange zest, orange juice, vanilla extract and powdered sugar.

HAPPY BAKING!!