Name: Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour, all-purpose; 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoon baking soda; ¾ teaspoon salt; ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup sugar, white granulated; 2 eggs, room temperature; 2 tablespoons orange zest, finely grated; 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice; 1 ½ teaspoons orange extract; 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature; Frosting; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 6-8 cups powdered sugar; 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream; 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract

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With the sweet citrus of orange and simple vanilla frosting, these orange creamsicle cupcakes will bring a smile to your face.

My boys love baking and making cupcakes is one of the easiest ways to get acquainted with the kitchen.

If you want to start a little smaller with your little ones, check out these no-bake marshmallow cereal clusters.

This recipe uses fresh oranges and I don’t know about you, but to me few things smell better than that!

Here is what you will need to make this recipe. You may already have many of these pantry staples.

Orange Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe Ingredients/Shopping List

All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt
Unsalted Butter
Sugar, white granulated
Eggs
Fresh Oranges (1-2)
Orange extract
Vanilla extract
Buttermilk

Frosting

Unsalted butter
Powdered sugar
Heavy cream
Clear vanilla extract

Optional decoration ideas

Candied orange slices
Orange Jimmies Sprinkles
Straws

Following the steps below, you will see how simple this recipe is and how delicious baking from scratch can be!

What I love about this simple vanilla frosting is that it can be used on any cupcake recipe.

You could also drop a spoonful into some orange soda for a quick float…..yum.

It’s so versatile!

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Orange Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe