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Mini Blood & Smoke Cupcakes
This boozy treat is filled with Alacran mescal and blood orange with ancho chile salt for an added kick.
👥 60 Servings👤 Country Living📖 countryliving
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●mixing bowl
- ●oven
- ●pot
- ●whisk
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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Cupcakes: 1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Line mini cupcake tins with paper liners. 2. Place flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and combine. Set aside. 3. Combine yogurt, olive oil, sugar, orange juice and zest in,the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, and beat until incorporated. 4. With mixer running, add eggs 1 at a time. 5. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl. 6. Mix until just combined, taking care not to over-beat. 7. Fill cupcake tins two-thirds full. 8. Bake for ⏱️ 10 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack before filling or frosting.
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Frosting: 1. In an electric mixer, beat shortening with the paddle attachment until fluffy. 2. With the mixer on low speed, add confectioners’ sugar. 3. Slowly stream in Alacrán mezcal and blood orange juice and beat until smooth and fluffy, with no lumps or air bubbles. 4. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag.
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Filling: The day before: 1. Zest lemon and oranges. Set aside. 2. Juice oranges, which should net you about 1 cup of orange juice. 3. Add orange juice, water, and sugar to a large pot. 4. Heat on medium-high heat, stirring constantly. 5. Bring to a boil, then add lemon and orange zest and pectin. 6. Boil mixture for at least ⏱️ 1 minute, stirring constantly. 7. Skim off any foam that may be on top. 8. Transfer mixture to a heat-proof, airtight container to cool. The day of: 9. Whisk blood orange jelly in a bowl until smooth. 10. Add Alacrán mezcal 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking thoroughly after each addition, until jelly is the consistency of honey or a thick syrup. 11. Once desired consistency is reached, transfer mixture to a squeeze bottle.
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Garnish: Combine salt, chile, and pepper in a small bowl.
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Assembly: 1. When cupcakes are cool, core each cupcake with a small pastry tip. If you don’t have a pastry tip, poke a hole in the middle of the cupcake with a narrow-bladed knife (a steak knife will do). 2. Fill the cavity with the blood orange jelly/Alacrán mezcal mixture, taking care not to let it overflow. 3. Frost cupcakes to your liking.
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