Orange Cardamom Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

nonstick cooking spray
4 1/2 cups cake flour
3 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
9 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons orange flower water
2 1/4 cups unsalted butter (41/2 sticks)
3 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
frosting
3 cups butter
2 1/2 lbs confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons whipping cream
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
for vanilla frosting add additional
1 teaspoon vanilla
for almond frosting add
1 teaspoon almond extract
6 drops yellow food coloring

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F.
Spray insides of paper molds with spray.
Arrange on 2 baking sheets.
Sift flour, cardamom, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
Whisk eggs, orange peel, flower water, and vanilla in a bowl.
In a medium bowl beat butter with an electric mixer, gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add egg mixture.
Beat in dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk.
Spoon 1/3 cup batter into each paper mold.
bake about 25 minutes, switching racks after 12 minutes.
Transfer to racks to cool completely.
For frosting, beat butter until softened, beat in sugar, cream, vanilla.
Divide into 2 bowls.
Add vanilla to one bowl; stir.
Add almond extract and food coloring to the other bowl; stir.
Frost cupcakes,.
Enjoy.