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Mantecadas (orange-vanilla Mexican cupcakes)

Mexican cuisine · Cooking Con Claudia · ♥ 2.8K likes · 41.5K views · 5 min video

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Mantecadas (orange-vanilla Mexican cupcakes), from the video Makes 12
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  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 2½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup warm milk
  • ¾ cup oil
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp orange extract
Preheat the oven to 400F and line the muffin trays.
Preheating and lining the trays
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Mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Mixing the batterBeating
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Combine the milk, oil, orange extract, vanilla extract and a little orange zest (the whole zest of one orange for a stronger taste).
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  • orange zest
Add the eggs and beat; use a bigger bowl from the start.
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Add the flour mixture slowly, mixing, until the batter is smooth with no clumps.
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Pour into the lined trays, filling three-quarters of the way; a measuring cup makes pouring easier.
Filling and topping with pecans
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Optionally top some with pecans.
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  • pecans
Bake 20 minutes.
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Cool 5 to 10 minutes before removing from the tray.
Baking and coolingBaking