Marmalade Cupcakes

MicDoc's Note:

I found this recipe in the local newspaper. The cupcakes are moist and not too sweet. Very good with cream cheese frosting. Adapted from Good Housekeeping's "Great Baking"

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 18

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup butter or ½ cup margarine , softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup orange marmalade
• ½ cup buttermilk

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake papers.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Set aside.
5. In a large bowl, with the mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy, about 5 minutes.
6. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Beat in marmalade.
8. Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
9. Beat just until combined.
10. Pour batter evenly into prepared cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
11. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
12. Place pans on wire racks; let cool 10 minutes, then remove cupcakes from pans and let cool completely on wire racks.
13. Frost as desired.

Reviews

[Ginger Rose]

Nice cupcakes! They are lovely & moist, with the marmelade taste coming through nicely. I frosted them with a cream cheese frosting to which I added some marmelade too. Thanks!

[Redsie]

These were so fast and easy to prepare!! Used low-fat marmalade and milk. Used Regular White Icing (Add Butter to Make Buttercream Icing) as frosting. Thanks MicDoc! :)

[Rainette]

MicDoc these are wonderful little cupcakes. Like rhondalynne I put cream cheese frosting on mine and they combination was scrumptious. My husband doesnt like fruit, orange being no exception but he really liked these and his rating was 4 stars. But as I thought they were 5, I'm giving them 5 stars. I'll definately make these again.