Gluten-free orange creamy cupcakes

As promised, here is my gluten-free orange creamy cupcakes recipe. I topped these with a swirl of creamy vanilla buttercream frosting using a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle and decorated them with a pastel mix of funfetti.

Gluten-free orange creamy cupcakes (makes 12 cupcakes)

Ingredients

• 90g butter, softened
• 90g cream cheese, softened
• 200g unsalted butter
• rind of one orange, finely grated
• 150g caster sugar (2/3 cup)
• 2 eggs
• 125g (1 cup) self-raising flour

Cooking instructions

1. Heat oven to 180C (fan 160C) or gas mark 5
2. Line baking tray with cases
3. In a food mixer, beat the cream cheese, sugar, orange rind and eggs till you have a light and fluffy mixture
4. Add flour and beat on low, until you have a smooth batter
5. Divide batter between the cases
6. Bake for about 20 mins until cakes bounce back when lightly pressed

Have a sweet day!