These Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes will make your tastebuds go wild! It is an orange-flavored cupcakes with a swirled vanilla and orange buttercream frosting.
This week there are a lot of birthdays at my office. This means that I am making a boatload of cupcakes. Every time someone has a birthday, I try and make a different cupcake. Three in one week is quite a challenge. Tuesday I started off with Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes (recipe coming soon!), Wednesday was Funfetti with Strawberry Buttercream and tomorrow I am making Banana Pudding Cupcakes (also coming soon!).
Amidst all of those cupcakes, I have these scrumptious Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes to share with you today! Since it is officially Spring and all, this cupcake totally fits the mould. It is an orange flavored cupcakes with a swirled vanilla and orange buttercream frosting.
To make things even better, I am guest posting over at Better Homes and Garden’s Delish Dish today! I had the opportunity to select a recipe from the BHG website and recreate it with my own twist! Orange seems to be a reoccurring flavor for me over at BHG. My Cranberry Orange Pound Cake was the 2014 winner of the Holiday Baking Challenge!
These cupcakes couldn’t be an easier to make! It started with a white cake mix and the orange flavor is from a gelatin mix. I think it is such a creative way to make a flavored cupcake!
My twist on this recipe is in the frosting. The original frosting recipe is a cream cheese flavor. I changed up the recipe to reduce the cream cheese and increase the butter. It is a light and creamy vanilla buttercream.
Part of the buttercream is also flavored with an orange gelatin. It creates a beautiful swirled frosting. The cupcake reminds me of an orange sherbet milkshake, or like an Orange Julius. Have you ever had one? They are so good!
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Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 24
- Category: Cupcakes
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Oven
Description
These Orange Cream Pop Cupcakes will make your tastebuds go wild! It is an orange-flavored cupcakes with a swirled vanilla and orange buttercream frosting.
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 package (3oz) orange-flavor gelatin, divided
- 1 package (15oz) white cake mix
- 1 package (3.9oz) instant cheesecake pudding mix
- 1 ¼ cup orange juice
- 4 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Frosting:
- 4 oz creamcheese, cold
- 1 ½ cups Unsalted butter, cold
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 5–6 cups of powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons orangejello (from the cupcakes)
- Orange food coloring (optional)
Instructions
For the cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- Set aside 3 tablespoons of the gelatin for the frosting. In a mixing bowl beat the remaining orange gelatin, the cake mix, pudding mix, orange juice, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
- Using a large cookie scoop, divide the batter evenly, filling each liner 2/3 full. Bake at 350°F for 14-18 minutes. Test the cupcakes for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of the cupcake. If the toothpick comes out clean, the cupcakes are done. Cool Completely.
For the frosting
- Cut the butter into pieces. Using the paddle attachment, whip the butter for 5-7 minutes, scraping down the bowl occasionally, and beating until the butter looks light in color. Add the cream cheese and mix until well combined.
- Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and the vanilla extract and mix on low speed until incorporated then increase the mixing speed to high and beat for about 60 seconds. Add another 2 cups powdered sugar and beat on low speed until sugar is incorporated. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 3 minutes.
- Divide the frosting in half. Add 3 tablespoons of orange gelatin to half the frosting along with a couple of drops of orange food color to one-half.
- Combine the frosting in a large piping bag fitted with a large open star tip.
I made this cream cheese frosting and I received the best compliment from a co-worker that I have EVER received. Thank you for posting the recipe. I will definitely make it again!
Wow Val! That’s amazing, thank you for sharing!