Boyfriend Cupcakes

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder. Set these mixed dry ingredients aside.
2. 2
   In a small bowl, mix sugar and orange zest. Use your fingertips to really work the orange oils into the sugar!
3. 3
   Cream butter and orange sugar in a stand mixer (or with handheld mixer). Meanwhile, in a microwave or over a double broiler, melt the chocolate (but be careful not to burn it!).
4. 4
   Gently mix the melted chocolate into the butter and sugar, just until combined. Add eggs and yolks, one at a time, mixing completely between additions. Stir in 1 1/2 Tbsp. of the orange juice. Mix in oil, vanilla extract, and yogurt.
5. 5
   Fold about 1/3 of the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing until just combined. Repeat with remaining dry ingredients.
6. 6
   Stir in Gran Marnier.
7. 7
   Fill cupcake tins about 2/3 full. Bake 16-19 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (For mini cupcakes, fill liners half full and reduce baking time to 10-11 minutes.) Cool on wire rack.
8. 8
   I recommend icing with Gran Marnier buttercream. Easy adaptation on the icing, just use your favorite standard buttercream recipe and replace any milk with Gran Marnier. Delicious!