Page 64 - Cupcakes

ORANGE-ALMOND CUPCAKES

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Unable to leave well enough alone, I had to try a blond version of the Chocolate-
Almond Cupcake on page 41. Don’t believe the blond jokes, for this is one very
together cupcake with an irresistible orange flavor.

MAKES 18 TO 20 CUPCAKES (2½ INCHES EACH)

PREPARATION TIME: 25 MINUTES

BAKING TIME: 20 TO 25 MINUTES

ASSEMBLY TIME: 5 MINUTES

20 paper liners for cupcake pans (2½-inch size)

ALMOND FILLING:

½ cup almond paste (half of a 7-ounce tube, see “the Cupcake Doctor says,”