It’s acceptable to start getting excited about Christmas now, right? Well how about a Christmas style recipe that can be enjoyed all year round – that’s definitely ok, yeah? Ok, good. Here I present to you the moistest cupcakes in the best flavour combination you could ever hope for: Terry’s Chocolate Orange cupcakes! Although not strictly Christmas-y there’s no denying that Terrys Chocolate Orange
is best loved in the month of December. It’s the perfect stocking filler and one gift that would always be found lying about the house on Boxing Day. And sure, it’s not to everyone’s taste but I for one cannot get enough of the stuff!
This recipe is super tasty, just like the real deal. A moist cupcake, topped with super sweet icing and a wedge of chocolate orange on top just to finish it off. These Terry’s Chocolate Orange cupcakes are the perfect gift for any guests over the festive time or are ideal for giving to teachers, carers or colleagues if you don’t eat them all first. Because remember, they’re not Terry’s, they’re mine! 
Terry's Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
PRINT RECIPEIngredients
For the Cupcakes
- 100 g Plain Flour
- 20 g Cocoa Powder
- 140 g Caster Sugar
- 1½ tsp Baking Powder
- Pinch of Salt
- 40 g Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)
- 120 ml Whole Milk
- 1 Egg (at room temperature)
- Zest of 1 Orange
For the Icing
- 400 g Icing Sugar
- 100 Unsalted Butter
- 1 tbsp Golden Syrup
- 1 tsp Orange Extract
- Orange Food Colouring Gel
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Pre-heat your oven to 170°c and line a six hole muffin tray with your muffin cases. Muffin cases make for much better cupcakes but if you want smaller cakes (say-what?!) you can use standard cupcake cases but you'll need to use more in total.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder & salt into a large bowl and add the butter. Mix on a medium speed until you get a sandy consistency.
- In a separate bowl whisk the egg, milk & orange zest before gradually adding it to the flour mixture, a little at a time.
- Once both mixture are just combined (cupcakes don't need much mixing, so be gentle) use an ice cream scoop to fill the cases 2/3 full.
- Bake for around 20 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
For the Icing
- Mix the icing sugar & butter in a large bowl on a medium speed. Once combined add the golden sugar & orange extract.
- (Optional) Add the orange food colouring gel to make the desired colour.
- Pipe on your cooled cupcakes & finish with a wedge of Terry's Chocolate Orange. I used the miniature ones
but the normal sized ones will be just as good.
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5 Responses
These cupcakes look fantastic!! I was actually just thinking about trying a chocolate + orange cupcake – my boyfriend loves chocolate oranges so I thought it would be a nice surprise. I’ll have to give these a try!
I can highly recommend them! I’m sure your boyfriend will love them (& you for making them!). :)
Chocolate orange has to be my most favourite Christmas treat, I must give these a go they sound and look so tasty. Thank you for sharing :-)
There is something very festive about a chocolate orange, isn’t there? Although this is one Christmas-y treat that could easily be enjoyed any time of year!
One of my most favourite combinations of flavours ever in cupcake form – I think I love you! Thanks again for being part of x