Recipe - Orange Kiss-Me Cupcakes

1 One half teaspoon Grated orange ring
One fourth cup Fresh orange juice
3 tablespoon Margarine, melted
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
One half teaspoon Orange flavoring
1 Egg yolk
1 cup Sifted cake flour
2/3 cup Sugar, divided
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
4 Egg whites
1/8 teaspoon Cream of tartar
Orange Frosting

Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well, and set aside. Combine
flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add orange
juice mixture; beat at low speed of an electric mixer until smooth. Set
aside.

Beat egg whites (at room temperature) and cream of tartar at high speed of
an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/3 cup sugar, 1
tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently stir
onefourth of egg white mixture into orange mixture. Gently fold remaining
egg white mixture into orange mixture.

Divide batter evenly among 12 paperlined muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees
for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan; let cook on a
wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen cupcakes.

Per serving: 115 Calories; 3g Fat (26% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 19g
Carbohydrate; 18mg Cholesterol; 120mg Sodium

NOTES : Spread 3 tablespoons Orange Frosting over each cupcake. See recipe
for Orange Frosting.

Recipe by: Cooking Light, May/June 1993, page 79

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #418 by igor@digex.net on Jan 28, 1997.