# Mandarin Orange Sunflowers Cupcakes

A recipe for delicious cupcakes with mandarin oranges and a pastry cream filling, decorated as sunflowers.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 kg orange dough
- 20 mandarin oranges
- 1 cup mandarin juice
- 1 handful sichuan peppercorns
- 1 cup orange zest
- 1 bowl pastry cream

## Instructions

1. Cut the orange dough in half.
2. Shape the dough into small balls.
3. Place the balls in a muffin tin.
4. Prepare the mandarin orange juice and zest.
5. Boil the juice with peppercorns and zest.
6. Remove the zest.
7. Bake the dough balls until golden brown.
8. Pour the orange mixture over a flat surface and spread evenly.
9. Make a heart shape on the orange mixture.
10. Mix the orange mixture with the pastry cream.
11. Add chopped mandarin oranges to the mixture.
12. Fill the baked dough with the cream mixture.
13. Decorate with additional cream and a mandarin orange slice.

## Equipment

- knife
- baking pan
- small bowls
- large pot
- whisk
- spatula
- piping bag

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDU1-H0otnO/?igsh=cTVmamJvb29sczdy
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/421182c9-4efd-4265-8ccb-9a941c14d387
- Extracted: 2025-02-22

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