Orange Cupcakes With Burnt Orange Caramel - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups orange juice
2 tbsp orange zest, cut into fine strips
1 None orange, zested and juiced
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
4 None eggs
1 3/4 cups self-rising flour, sifted with a pinch of salt

Preparation

Combine granulated sugar and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until sugar has dissolved. Bring to a boil and cook, without stirring, until amber. Carefully pour 1 cup orange juice down side of saucepan. Add zest strips. Cook, stirring, until caramel no longer sticks to the bottom of the saucepan. Allow to cool then add remaining orange juice. Cover and chill.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Line 3 - 6-cup muffin pans with paper liners.
Cream orange zest, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour in 3 batches, adding 1/2 the orange juice between batches. Distribute between paper liners and bake for 25-30 mins, until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 5 mins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Prick cupcakes with a skewer. Drizzle burnt orange syrup over top. Garnish with candied zest.