Citrus Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
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Citrus Chocolate Cupcakes

By: Sara Zignego  
"'My mom and I first tried these moist chocolaty cupcakes at her health club's annual taste test,' notes Sara Zignego of Hartford, Wisconsin. 'Not only are these treats light and delicious, they're easy to make!"

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine the orange juice, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips. Coat muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or use paper liners; fill half full with batter. Bake at 375 degrees F for 13-16 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Footnotes

  • This recipe does not use eggs.
  • Nutritional Analysis: One cupcake equals 155 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 204 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1 fat.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 5, 2008 by Chai 
I make these cupcakes in the mini cupcake trays with a little bit of orange zest added to the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2007 by chellebelle 
OK for a snack, though I don't think I'd serve it as a dessert to guests. The recipe... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 25, 2008 by Linda 
Thanks for this recipe...the orange flavour was very subtle even though I added some orange... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 3, 2008 by dbmooncloud 
Healthy but not enough chocolate flavor. The citrus was nice though. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2007 by jax 
We really enjoyed this recipe, although they were quite dry, more like chocolate cookies. A... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2007 by JERPET 
They taste better after they've been refrigerated for a few hours. The chocolate chips help... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2007 by Hugatunity 
These cupcakes were a bit dissapointing. Instead of being moist, mine came out fairly dry, and... MORE

 
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