Cupcakes on the braai!

Makes 10 | Takes 45 min

Ingredients

200g butternut cubes, finely grated

180ml (¾ cup) soft brown sugar

2 extra-large eggs

pinch of salt

250ml (1 cup) self-raising flour

5ml (1t) baking powder

15ml (1T) poppy seeds

zest of 1 orange

80ml vegetable oil

For the orange icing

zest of 1 orange + extra

60ml (¼ cup) sour cream

375ml (1½ cups) icing sugar, sifted

Method

Mix all the cupcake ingredients together. Fill 10 orange cases (see tip) halfway with the batter. Cover individually with foil and bake in medium coals (make spaces between the coals so the cupcakes don’t touch any) for about 30 minutes until cooked through. Cool.

For the icing, beat all the ingredients together and spoon onto the cooled cupcakes. Sprinkle extra orange zest over.

<tip> For the orange cases, cut the tops off 10 medium oranges and scoop the flesh out completely with a spoon. Squeeze the juice out of the flesh for a delicious vitamin-packed drink.

<oven baking> You can also bake these in the oven at 180°C, covered with foil, for about 50 minutes.

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