Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes: Moist and tangy vanilla orange cupcakes topped with a creamy orange buttercream. Bring back memories of childhood with these cupcakes that tastes just like an orange creamsicle!
Remember those orange popsicles with white ice cream inside? These orange creamsicle cupcakes taste just like those! Orange Crush Soda and Orange Jello give the cupcakes a wonderful orange flavor AND color!
They're topped with a homemade orange butter cream. The orange soda serves as the milk component. If your icing is too thick add more soda. If too thin, add more powdered sugar.
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📖 Recipe
Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
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Ingredients
For The Cupcakes
- 1 Box White Cake Mix
- 3 Egg Whites
- ¼ Cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Cup Orange Crush Soda
- 5 Tablespoons Orange Jello Mix
For the Frosting
- 1 Cup Butter Softened
- 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1-3 Tablespoons Orange Crush Soda
- 2 Tablespoons Orange Jello Mix
Instructions
<b>For the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg whites, vegetable oil, jello mix, and orange crush soda. Stir until just combined.
- Fill liners ¾ of the way full and bake 18-20 minutes ,or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
For the frosting
- Whip butter until light and fluffy. Stir in jello mix.
- Gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time. Stir in orange crush soda as needed to reach your desired consistency.
- Spread or pipe onto cupcakes.
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What do you think of these Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes? What's your favorite summer dessert?
Why did you use egg whites inserts of the whole egg?
Hi Alisa!
Great question! When using a white cake mix, adding eggs will turn the batter yellow. It also leads to a lighter airier batter.
Do you know if anyone tried these with a gluten free cake mix? I have a vanilla mix but don't know how it would turn out.
Hi Kayla,
Please let us know if you try this and how it goes. Thanks for stopping by!
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My cupcakes sank. Is there a reason? Did I do something wrong?
Hi Frankie!
I've experienced that before. Was everything in date? Be sure to also bake for the suggested amount of time before opening the oven which can also cause things to deflate.