Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Submitted by looneytunesfan

"Chocolate and orange are perfect together in these fudgy morsels."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 9 cupcakes

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• confectioners' sugar

directions

1. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, orange peel and vanilla; gradually add orange juice until blended. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips (batter will be thick). Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
2. Bake at 350° for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Reviews

[arato2006]

this was a great recipe, just filled the mini cupcakes cups, i tought just 9 big ones were gonna be a waste for my kids that eat only half of everything and they came really good, i'm saving this recipe, was really easy

 

[Redsie]

Made these for PAC 2006. Sorry, can't rate this recipe. Tried them, the taste was good, but they didn't rise and they were very dense. I was surprised that there were no eggs in this recipe. Maybe that's why they were so dense? Thanks!