Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Orange Cream Cupcakes

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Orange Cream Cupcakes. In a bowl combine heavy cream, cream cheese, and butter and mix until smooth. Add orange juice, zest, vanilla, and pudding mix and mix well. Transfer one-fourth of the frosting to a small bowl; beat in vanilla.

Orange Cream Cupcakes The cupcake is a light orange cake that is filled with vanilla cream cheese frosting. I have topped them with an orange and vanilla swirled cream cheese frosting. It's AMAZING what the filling and frosting do for these orange flavored cupcakes. You can cook Orange Cream Cupcakes using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Orange Cream Cupcakes

  1. You need of Cupcake Ingredients 1 tin pan 12 cupcake liners.
  2. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour.
  3. It's 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
  4. You need 1 stick of butter.
  5. It's 3/4 cup of plus 2 tablespoons of powder sugar.
  6. You need 2 of eggs.
  7. It's 1/2 tbsp of orange zest.
  8. You need 1 tbsp of orange juice.
  9. You need 3/4 cup of milk.
  10. It's 1/2 cup of cream cheese.
  11. Prepare 1/4 stick of butter.
  12. It's 1 tsp of orange zest.
  13. Prepare 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
  14. You need 1 cup of powdered sugar.

They really do remind one of creamsicles. 🙂 These orange cream cupcakes are PERFECT for a summer. Orange cream cheese frosting was swirled on top and then one more dollop of white cream cheese icing was added to the center. These cupcakes would be perfect for a summer pool party or a citrus theme birthday bash. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream along side and you've got one yummy treat!

Orange Cream Cupcakes step by step

  1. Put cupcake liners in cupcake tin.
  2. Mix together the flour and baking powder in a bowl..
  3. In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy..
  4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating Well after each one..
  5. Beat in the orange juice and zest. On a low speed, beat in the flour and milk, alternating a little at a time. Mix until just combined..
  6. Use a teaspoon to transfer equal amounts of the mixture to the cupcake liners. Preheat the oven to 350° and bake cupcakes for 15-20 minutes. Leave them to cool on a wire rack..
  7. For the icing, beat together the cream cheese and butter until light and creamy. Add in the orange zest, vanilla extract and powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Swirl over your cupcakes and add a sprinkling of orange zest to finish..
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The unbelievably creamy orange buttercream, both infused and spiked with orange zest are truly the icing on the cake. The orange cupcakes today are bursting with sweet and tangy orange flavors. So light and buttery; soft and springy. And the fresh orange frosting over them will make the fluffiest clouds in the sky a little jealous! Orange Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Orange Frosting are an amazing take on white cupcakes.