Orange Heart Cakelets Recipe

Recipe Courtesy of Nordic Ware with Permission.

Ingredients:

Cake:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt

Icing:

• 6 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup water
• 2 Tbsp light corn syrup
• ½ tsp orange extract
• Food coloring

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour the pan; set aside.

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix until blended. Add remaining ingredients; blend on low speed, scraping the bowl often until combined. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan, filling the wells ¾ full. Bake for 22-28 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Invert the cakelets onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Wash the pan and repeat with the remaining batter.

While the cakelets are cooling, prepare the icing.

Icing:

In a medium saucepan, combine powdered sugar, water, and corn syrup. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved. Do not let the icing temperature exceed 100°F. Remove from heat; stir in extract and coloring as desired.

Place the cakelets on a cooling rack over a cookie sheet. Spoon warm icing over the cakelets, covering them completely. Let them set and decorate as desired. Makes 12 cakelets.