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Orange Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Frosting

Published February 10, 2020 Last Updated February 10, 2020 By Courtney Leave a Comment

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Our Orange Cupcakes are paired with homemade Orange Buttercream Frosting makes for the perfect spring or summer dessert! Top with fresh oranges or candy!

orange buttercream frosting on orange cupcakes

Cupcakes are so fun and easy to make. We love making them for parties, especially during the holidays. These Orange Cupcakes would be perfect for Easter or any spring or summer parties.

ORANGE CUPCAKE RECIPE

These cupcakes are super simple to make. We make a doctored up cake mix using a white boxed cake mix with instant vanilla pudding, some greek yogurt, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and water.

ingredients for cupcakes

HOW TO MAKE ORANGE CUPCAKES:

To make the cupcakes you’ll need to preheat your oven first.

While the oven is preheating you can line two cupcake pans with your favorite muffin liners.

In a large bowl combine the cake mix and other ingredients for the cupcakes until well combined. You can do this in a stand mixer, with a hand mixer or just a spoon.

cupcake batter in muffin pan with cookie scoop

Once the batter is fully mixed you can fill the muffin liners about 2/3 of the way filled. You should be able to fill 24 cupcakes.

Bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes or until the tops are slightly golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

When the cupcakes are cool to the touch you can top them with the orange buttercream.

HOW TO MAKE ORANGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

ingredients for buttercream frosting

In a stand mixer, mix the butter until it’s creamy. Add in the zest, extract, and vanilla and then mix together as you slowly add in the powdered sugar. Add in the orange juice a tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Color with orange food coloring if preferred.

orange buttercream frosting in stand mixer

RECIPE TIP:

Place the piping bag in a cup and then fold it over the sides. Fill up the piping bag and then remove it from the cup and voila, it’s perfectly filled for piping.

buttercream frosting in a pastry bag in a cup

CUPCAKE TOPPER IDEAS

To top the cupcakes you can use candied orange peel, fresh orange slices, or candy orange slices. Even orange sprinkles or white sprinkles would work nicely.

orange cupcakes

This article was written by Courtney’s Sweets, the recipe is from our guest chef Amanda.

orange buttercream frosting on orange cupcakes

Orange Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream Frosting

Our Orange Cupcakes are paired with homemade Orange Buttercream Frosting makes for the perfect spring or summer dessert! Top with fresh oranges or candy!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake mix cupcakes, orange buttercream, orange cupcakes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 28 minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 279kcal
Author: Courtney

Ingredients

Orange Cupcakes

  • 1 box white cake mix
  • 3.4 oz instant vanilla pudding mix
  • 3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs slightly beaten
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup warm water

Orange Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 stick unsalted butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp orange zest
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • 2-4 tbsp orange juice
  • Orange Food Dye optional

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two cupcake pans with your desired cupcake liners.
  • In a stand mixer, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, yogurt, oil, eggs, vanilla, and water.
  • Fill each of the cupcake wells about 2/3 of the way full, filling 24 cupcakes. Bake the cupcakes for 18-20 minutes, until tops are slightly golden and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely and then prepare the frosting.
  • In a stand mixer, mix the butter until it’s creamy. Add in the zest, extract, and vanilla and then mix together as you slowly add in the powdered sugar. Add in the orange juice a tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency. Color with orange food coloring if preferred.
  • Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 186mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 1mg
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Family, Food, and Photography are Courtney's passions and you'll see all of that on this blog. She married Chris in summer of 2008 and they had Sweet Baby summer of 2012. Now sweet baby has grown into quite the Mini Chef and has her own series called Mini Chef Mondays! Find recipes, product finds, and more on our blog!

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