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Clementine Cupcakes Recipe

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You can have your cupcake and eat it, too! Clementines give these cupcakes a fancy feel that is sure to please most palates.

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Clementine Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

25 15 40

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)
3/4 cup water
4 egg whites
1/2 cup clementine juice (about 5 clementines)
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon grated clementine peel
4 clementines, peeled, sectioned and membrane removed
FROSTING:
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated clementine peel
5 to 6 teaspoons clementine juice
GARNISH:
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
24 clementine sections with membrane (about 2-1/2 clementines)

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Place one clementine section in the center of each; gently press down into batter. Chop remaining sections; sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, clementine peel and enough juice to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Dip clementine sections halfway into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet; refrigerate until set. Place one on each cupcake. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 238 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 176 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Clementine Cupcakes in Light & Tasty December/January 2008, p41

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Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2012 by cheriwinkle

Clementines are actually a variety of mandarin oranges. Citrus growers are now starting to grow them. Most are seedless, but some are not. Look for seedless on the box (as with oranges-no seeds are much nicer to eat). 'Cuties' are a brand that are seedless. Our Walmart has them sometimes, as do some of the local grocery stores.

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2009 by ErinsGrammy

Well, I looked in the right place and found it. It's a good thing it wasn't a snake!

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2009 by ErinsGrammy

Where is the nutrition info for this recipe?

Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2009 by lani.ellingsworth

Ajani, just use any other recipe and add the extras. Cake always has the basic same ingredients. Flour, liquid, oil, and something to make it rise. :)

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2009 by mscharf

Re: box mix VS scratch- Take any homemade recipe (in this case white cake) compare the ingredients, and substitute the obvious ingredients. Jucie for water etc., and leave the other ingredients "as is".

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2009 by Mama_B

Once again a boxed mix recipe. For those of us who don't buy or do boxed mixes, do you have a recipe that can be used to make these (and your other boxed mix "recipes") from scratch?

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2009 by idapete

A clementine is a small tangerene - very tasty

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2009 by geminisonia

What is a Clementine?