Orange Lemon Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened 
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons of Vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup of Kefir (Its different than buttermilk, but buttermilk works too)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Zest from 1 orange
• 1 stick (110 gr) unsalted butter (room temp)
• 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk 
• 8 oz cool whip (slivki) at room temp
• 1 med-small orange, juiced
• 1/2 small lemon, juiced 
•  In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as needed. 
• Mix in eggs and egg yolk one at a time. 
• Add vanilla. 
•  Zest the orange.
• Add some flour to the batter then add half of the kefir, mix. 
• Add orange zest. 
• It' best to refrigerate cream for a few hrs. I made it the night before and it was perfect.
• Whip butter using a paddle attachment, then add sweetened condensed milk, while mixing.   
• Add cool whip; mix. 
• While mixing add juiced orange and lemon.  
• Then add the rest. Mix well. 
• Enjoy!!!

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