Who doesn’t love cupcakes with a little surprise inside? Fill your cupcakes this summer with delicious fillings like ice cream, Nutella, Jam, and buttercream using a clever tool to make the perfect holes in your cupcakes! The cupcake corer by Kleeneze makes cutting the perfect holes fast, easy, and gives you an even hole in each treat.
Using the corer is easy:
1. Allow your cupcakes to cool completely.
2. Hold the corer 90 degrees above the cupcake and then push into the center.
3. Twist the corer around inside and then remove.
4. Press the plunger on the corner to release the core.
5. Fill up with your favorite treats!
I never really thought about filling my cupcakes and usually paid attention to decorating only the top with icings and various decorations. Cutting the inside of the cupcake using a knife can be a little tricky, and doesn’t give you much control. With the cupcake corer, you can really let your imagination run wild and fill up your cupcakes with any delicious combinations your love. Here’s a cool, refreshing recipe you can make this summer using the corer to fill up your cupcakes with orange curd and buttercream frosting.
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Strawberry Orange Buttercream Cupcakes
For Cupcakes:
- 1¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 orange for zest
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
For Orange Curd Filling:
- 2 oranges
- 1/2 tsp orange extract
- 1½ cup sugar
- 8 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1/8 tsp salt
For Strawberry Buttercream Frosting:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 3½ – 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 orange, for garnish
- 4 strawberries, for garnish
Instructions:
To Make Cupcakes
- Preheat over to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl using a electric mixer on medium, beat the egg, yolk, and sugar for 2 mins.
- Mix in oil, vanilla, orange zest and then Greek yogurt.
- Add in flour and mix until incorporated.
- Pour batter into cupcake cups and bake for about 20 mins. Remove, and allow to cool completely.
- To Make Orange Curd
- Over a small bowl, zest the oranges, cut them in half and then squeeze the juice out of them. You should have about 1/2 cup.
- In a saucepan over medium heat bring zest, juice, and sugar to a simmer. Add in yolks, butter, and salt.
- Whisk until mixture starts to boil and stir constantly until it forms a thick filling.
- Remove from heat, and cool.
- Using a food processor or blender, puree strawberries.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, stir pureed strawberries until they have cooked down halfway. Remove from heat and cool.
- Using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl, cream the butter. Add it to the strawberry puree and combine. Add powdered sugar gradually until it forms a nice spreadable icing.