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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

I don't know about you but we are REALLY looking forward to summer coming to Utah! One of my favorite memories of summer is Orange Creamsicles. I mean, what's better than a popsicle with ice cream in the middle?! My mom would buy them each summer and boy were we happy campers. 

 Well, it's not quite warm enough for popsicles here but I came up with a really yummy and simple way to make Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes. They taste as yummy as they look!
 

Here's what you need:

White cake mix
3 eggs
1 C. water
1/3 C. oil
1 1/2 tsp. orange extract
zest from 1 orange

Mix all ingredients together and bake cupcakes.  Let cool completely.

For the frosting:

8 oz cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 tsp. vanilla
3 C. powdered sugar
8 oz. whipped cream

Cream the cream cheese and butter together.  Add vanilla and powdered sugar.  Gently fold in the whipped cream.

Now the fun part.  Cut off the top of each cupcake



 Use a cupcake corer and core each cupcake


Place your frosting in a piping bag, fill the center hole in the cupcake


Pipe more frosting over the rest of the cupcake


Place the top back on the cupcake



There you have it!  Delicious Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes.  The frosting is addictive so be careful!




These cupcakes are kid approved! 



Lil\'Luna

3 comments:

  1. Your orange creamsicle cupcakes look so yummy! So excited to try them! We would love to have you share them at our new sister site - MyRecipeMagic.com. It has so many great features and will drive traffic back to YOUR blog. We hope you'll stop by! -The Six Sisters

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    1. Thanks so much for visiting my blog! And, thanks for the invite to share my recipe on your new site. Looks like a really fun and helpful site. I'm excited to spend some more time on it. Thanks again!

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  2. I always loved creamsicles too! I look forward to trying this recipe, thought the frosting does sound dangerous! Seeing endorsement at the end was the best!

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