Cupcakes (not very rich)

Ingredients:

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs, yolks and whites separated
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• Grated rind of ½ an orange (if required)
• 1 ½ cups self raising flour  or 1 ½ cups flour sifted with 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

Method:

1. Cream butter, add sugar and beat until light and creamy. 
2. Add egg yolks, one by one, and beat well. 
3. Add grated rind of ½ orange.
4. Add egg whites which have been beaten to a stiff froth, folding it in. 
5. Add flour, a little at a time, folding in until mixture is smooth.
6. Add orange juice.
7. When well mixed, put batter into small greased and floured cake pans or in a sandwich tin which has been lined and greased. 
8. Bake in moderate oven for 20-25 minutes.

Note A:

1. If orange rind is to be used, scrape the rind off on a grater before the orange is cut into two. 
2. Leave out rind if you do not care for the flavour but use the orange juice.

Note B:

1. Milk can be used instead of orange juice.
2. With milk, use ½ teaspoon vanilla.