Tangerine Cupcakes
- None None Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 None tangerines, finely grated zest and juice of 1; other 2 peeled and segmented
- 3 None large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour, sifted
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- None None Icing
- 8.75 oz cream cheese, chopped
- 3 3/4 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 None tangerine, finely grated zest
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp toasted pistachios, chopped
- Preheat oven to moderate, 350u0b0F. Lightly grease 18 holes of two 12-hole cupcake pans, or line with paper liners.
- Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and zest together, until pale and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well. Fold through flour alternately with combined yogurt and juice, until well combined. Fold in chopped segments of 1 tangerine.
- Spoon mixture among into cupcake pan until 2/3 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the icing: In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in zest and cinnamon.
- Spread icing on cupcakes. Top with halved tangerine segments and pistachios.
cupcakes, butter, sugar, vanilla, tangerines, eggs, flour, plain yogurt, icing, cream cheese, powdered sugar, tangerine, ground cinnamon, pistachios
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