Buttermilk Orange Cupcakes

Buttermilk Orange Cupcakes Cupcakes 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup buttermilk Orange Sauce Juice of 2 oranges Grated rind of 1 orange 1 cup granulated sugar Cream butter and sugar, adding eggs one at a time. Sift in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Fill greased miniature muffin pans less than 1/2 full. Bake at 375 degrees F for 12 minutes. As soon as removed from oven, add sauce. Orange Sauce: Mix and cook ingredients until sugar is dissolved. Spoon 1 teaspoon orange sauce over each cake when removed from oven but still in pans. After adding sauce, let cupcakes cool in pans, then remove. Serve warm or cold.