Orange Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Orange Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup Unsalted Butter (1/2 cup butter softened (or 1/2 cup neutral tasting oil)); 1 cup Granulated Sugar (1 cup sugar); 2 pieces Egg (2 large eggs room temp); 2 tsp Vanilla (1 tsp vanilla extract + 1 tsp vanilla extract); 1 tsp Orange Extract (1 tsp pure orange extract); 2 cup Cake Flour (2 cups cake flour sifted); 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder (1 1/2 tsp baking powder); ½ tsp Table Salt (1/2 tsp salt); 0.13 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda (1/8 tsp baking soda); ⅓ cup Whole Milk (1/3 cup whole milk); ⅓ cup Orange Juice (1/3 cup + 3 tbsp orange juice with pulp + 2 tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice); 8 oz Cream Cheese (8 oz cream cheese softened to room temp *make sure to use regular cream cheese, not whipped); 16 tbsp Butter (16 tbsp butter room temperature); 5 cup Icing Sugar (5 cups confectioners’ sugar sifted); 1 tbsp Orange Zest (1 tbsp fresh orange zest)

Orange Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting - Dessert (American)

35 minAmerican

Servings15

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Ingredients

For 15 servings

Unsalted Butter½ cup · 1/2 cup butter softened (or 1/2 cup neutral tasting oil)
Granulated Sugar1 cup · 1 cup sugar
Egg2 pieces · 2 large eggs room temp
Vanilla2 tsp · 1 tsp vanilla extract + 1 tsp vanilla extract
Orange Extract1 tsp · 1 tsp pure orange extract
Cake Flour2 cup · 2 cups cake flour sifted
Baking Powder1 ½ tsp · 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
Table Salt½ tsp · 1/2 tsp salt
Bicarbonate of Soda0.13 tsp · 1/8 tsp baking soda
Whole Milk⅓ cup · 1/3 cup whole milk
Orange Juice⅓ cup · 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp orange juice with pulp + 2 tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice
Cream Cheese8 oz · 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temp *make sure to use regular cream cheese, not whipped
Butter16 tbsp · 16 tbsp butter room temperature
Icing Sugar5 cup · 5 cups confectioners’ sugar sifted
Orange Zest1 tbsp · 1 tbsp fresh orange zest

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Steps

1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3Add eggs, one at a time until well mixed, then add extracts.
4Combine all dry ingredients in a separate bowl and whisk until combined.
5Add to butter mixture then alternately add milk and orange juice beating well with each addition.
6Pour into paper-lined muffin tins about 2/3 full.
7Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
8To make the frosting:
9Whip cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl on medium speed until smooth.
10Scrape down the bowl, then slowly add confectioners' sugar, stopping to scrap down the bowl several times.
11Add orange juice, vanilla, and zest and mix on medium speed until frosting is smooth and fluffy.
12Using your favorite decorating tip, pipe the frosting onto cupcakes and enjoy. Refrigerate frosted cupcakes if not eating right away.