Orange Monkey Cupcakes

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Orange Monkey Cupcakes! I once heard someone call Donald Trump, (one of the worst human beings on earth, come and me trump fans) an ‘Orange Monkey’. I’d argue monkeys are far smarter than he is. I have some other creative words to call him. Email me if you’d like to hear them.

Orange Monkey Cupcakes

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An orange cupcake filled with chocolate sauce, topped with orange frosting.

Orange Monkey Cupcakes

Easy Orange Cupcakes with Chocolate Center

This orange monkey cupcake recipe makes soft and fluffy cupcakes filled with rich chocolate sauce and topped with silky buttercream for the perfect bite.

Serves 20

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Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 45 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 203kcal

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 430 g all-purpose, plain flour
  • 265 g caster sugar, superfine sugar
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 125 g unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs, 55g each
  • 375 g whole-milk, room temperature
  • 125 g vegetable oil
  • 40 g Greek yoghurt, or sour cream
  • 7 g pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 batch chocolate sauce
  • 100 g orange sprinkles
  • 6 drops orange food gel
  • 1/2 tsp orange essence/extract

Frosting

  • 1 batch Swiss meringue buttercream frosting
  • 1 tsp orange essence
  • 6 drops orange food gel


Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat your oven to 160C / 320F (fan on), 180C / 356F (fan off). Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
  • Mix dry ingredients - In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the flour, baking powder, caster sugar and salt. Turn mixer on low speed and allow it to mix for a couple minutes to help everything combine well (alternatively you may do this by sifting the ingredients together).
  • Add butter - Add the softened butter and let it mix until it resembles a fine sand like texture.
  • Add wet ingredients - Next, add the orange juice, eggs, oil, orange food gel and orange essence to the dry ingredients in a slow and steady stream until no dry ingredients are visible. Scrape down the bowl and mix for another 20 seconds.
  • Bake - Fill each cupcake liner 3/4 of the way (using an ice cream scoop to transfer the batter into the cupcake liners makes this a quick and easy process otherwise you can use two tablespoons). Bake for 30-35 min or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow them to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before frosting.
  • Frosting - To prepare frosting add orange food gel and orange essence to frosting and mix until well combined.
  • To decorate - Once baked and cooled core the centre and fill with chocolate sauce. Fit the end of a piping bag with a Wilton 1M tip and frost in a swirl. Finish with sprinkles.

Notes

Frosting - this recipe needs 1 batch of my Swiss Meringue Frosting recipe.
Chocolate sauce - this recipe is an easy and yummy one-bowl recipe! Grab the recipe here!
Storage - Cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container, in the fridge for up to three days.
Nutrition – is an approximate and is based on per cupcake, excluding frosting which is a different recipe
A note on measurements – This recipe uses weight measurements for the most accurate results. Cup measurements can vary depending on where you are, which affects the precision needed for a recipe like this. Here is where you can learn more about how to measure ingredients using digital kitchen scales.

Nutrition

Serving: 20g
Calories : 203kcal
Carbonhydrates: 22g
Protein: 3g
Fat: 11g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat : 0.1g
Trans Fat : 0.1g
Cholesterol: 31mg
Sodium: 166mg
Potassium : 52mg
Fiber: 1g
Sugar : 3g
Vitamin A: 169IU
Vitamin C: 0.1mg
Calcium: 53mg
Iron: 1mg
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4 comments

Gabi May 19, 2021 - 5:04 am

He is irrelevant and, despicable. Let’s not give him an ounce of attention. 🤢🤬
Those cupcakes look awesome!!!

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Nick Makrides May 19, 2021 - 8:17 am

Thanks! They taste so good too! Hope you get to give them a try! Nx

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Natasha March 2, 2025 - 2:57 am

Hi Nick! You mention in the method for the cake mix to add orange essence with the other liquids, however there is nothing listed to say how much. Can you please advise how much orange essence to add?

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Nick Makrides March 3, 2025 - 9:18 am

Hey Natasha! Good catch. You’ll need 1/2 teaspoon of orange essence for the cupcakes. I’ll update the recipe to include it in the ingredients list. Hope you love them! N x

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