Orange Cupcake Recipe

3 cups flour
1 TBSP. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
Zest of 1 orange, finely grated
¾ cup milk
¼ cup fresh squeezed orange juice
Frosting:
1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
4 TBSP. butter
¾ cup confectioner's sugar
1 TBSP. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 TBSP. candied orange, cut in slivers
Preheat over to 350° F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together flour baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat until fluffy the butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time into butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. Add in orange zest. Mix milk and orange juice together in a measuring cup. Alternate adding flour mixture and milk mixture into the butter mixture, adding a third at a time. Beat until just combined (do not over mix), scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Fill muffin liners with ¼ cup of the batter. Bake until cupcakes are golden and spring back when pressed slightly. Let cupcakes cool before icing. Makes about 24 cupcakes.
To make frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter and sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Add in milk and vanilla and beat again. Fold in candied orange slivers. Spoon frosting on top of cupcakes and swirl into a pleasing decoratio