Buttermilk Orange Cupcakes

Yield: 60

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup buttermilk

Orange Sauce

• Juice of 2 oranges
• Grated rind of 1 orange
• 1 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease miniature muffin pans.

Cupcakes

1. Cream butter and sugar, adding eggs one at a time.
2. Sift in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk.
3. Fill prepared muffin pans less than 1/2 full.
4. Bake for 12 minutes.
5. As soon as removed from oven, add sauce.

Orange Sauce

1. Mix and cook ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Spoon 1 teaspoon Orange Sauce over each cake when removed from oven but still in pans. After adding sauce, let cupcakes cool in pans, then remove.
2. Serve warm or cold.