ORANGE CUPCAKES (MINIATURES)

      Title: ORANGE CUPCAKES (MINIATURES)
  Categories: Dessert, Cake, Posted-mm, Suzy
       Yield: 6 Dozen-mini
  
       1 c  Butter or marjarine,softened
       1 c  Sugar
       2 lg Eggs
       1 ts Vanilla extract
       3 c  Cake flour, sifted
       1 ts Baking soda
       1 ts Baking powder
     3/4 c  Buttermilk
     1/2 c  Golden raisins
   1 1/2 tb Grated orange rind
       3 tb FRESH squeezed orange juice
 
 MMMMM------------------------ORANGE SYRUP-----------------------------
   1 1/2 c  Sugar
       1 c  Light corn syrup
     3/4 c  Fresh orange juice
  
   Source: Southern Living Magazine 1/97
   
   BEAT butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.
   Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating
   after each additio. Add vanilla, mixing well.
   
   COMBINE flour, baking soda, and baking powder; add to butter mixture
   alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
   
   STIR in raisins, grated orange rind, and juice.
   
   SPOON batter into greased and floured miniature (1 3/4-inch) muffin
   pans, filling two-thirds full.
   
   BAKE at 350 degrees F. for 12 minutes or until light golden. Remove
   from pans immediately; dip tops into Orange Syrup. Cool completely on
   wire racks.
   
   ORANGE SYRUP: Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well.
   Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until sugar dissolves. Stir well
   before using. Yields:
     2 1/2    cups
   
   From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net
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