Kahlua and Orange Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup sweet butter
• softened
• 1 cup superfine sugar
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• sifted
• 12 cup sweet butter
• softened
• 14 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons Kahlua
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350; place 18 paper baking cups in muffin pans.
2. In a bowl, combine all the cupcake ingredients; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and pale, about 2-3 minutes.
3. Spoon batter into the cups; bake 20 minutes.
4. Remove pan from oven and cool for 5 minutes; then remove cupcakes and cool on a rack.
5. Make frosting: beat the powdered sugar and butter in a bowl until soft and creamy.
6. Beat in the sour cream, Kahula, and orange zest.
7. Swirl onto the cooled cupcakes.