Creamsicle Cupcakes

Hi, there!

Sorry for my absence around here. I don't have a reason as to why I haven't posted much..I guess I've just been enjoying my summer a bit too much. That's a good reason!! We have had a busy summer and seems like we have been out of town a lot so that makes it difficult to keep up with blog posts.

I did have every intention of posting these creamsicle cupcakes weeks ago. I made them before we left for our vacation, but I never got the post uploaded until today. Good thing summer is not over and there's still plenty of time to enjoy these yummy creamsicle cupcakes.

Apology number two: Sorry that my two "recent" recipes, yet, weeks apart are both creamsicle recipes. It must be popular around here.......

Let's talk about these cupcakes..shall we?

They are from a box. It's fun to "doctor" up a boxed cake mix and turn it into yummy and delicious cupcakes.

The frosting is a cream cheese frosting. Need I say more? Didn't think so.

I did one swirl with orange coloring and one small swirl that I didn't color. You can color them all orange. Leave them all white. Do whatever your heart desires, but just have fun doing it!

Enjoy!!

Print Recipe

Creamsicle Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 3 ounce package orange-flavor gelatin
• 1 2- layer-size package white cake mix
• 1 ¼ cups orange juice
• 3 eggs
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Orange Frosting

• ¼ teaspoon vanilla
• Few drops orange food coloring optional
• Cream Cheese Frosting

Cheese Frosting

• Cream 8 ounce package cream cheese softened
• ½ cup butter softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line twenty-seven 2-½-inch muffin cups with foil bake cups.
• Set aside 2 teaspoons of the gelatin for the Frosting.
• In a mixing bowl beat the remaining gelatin, the cake mix, orange juice, eggs, oil, and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
• Use the back of a spoon to smooth out batter in cups.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
• Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on wire racks for 5 minutes.
• Remove cupcakes from muffin cups. Cool completely on wire racks.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar to reach spreading consistency.

Orange Frosting

• Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Transfer one-fourth of the frosting to a small bowl; beat in vanilla.
• To the remaining bowl of Cream Cheese Frosting add the reserved orange gelatin from the cupcakes.
• If desired, add a few drops orange food coloring. Beat to combine.

Notes

Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens