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Creamsicle cupcakes

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Orange creamsicle cupcakes with orange creamsicle cream cheese icing

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:
  • 1 box white cake mix (dry)
  • 3oz box orange gelatin (dry)
  • Eggs
  • Oil
  • Water
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 tsp orange extract
  • 1 tsp orange zest
Icing:
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 5 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • orange food coloring

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine dry cake mix and dry orange gelatin.
  3. Measure out the water, using the amount shown on the cake mix box. Do NOT pour it into the mixing bowl yet! First, remove 1/4 cup of the water and replace it with 1/4 cup orange juice. Now pour it into the mixing bowl.
  4. Add in eggs and oil, using the exact amounts shown on the cake mix box.
  5. Add in orange extract and orange zest.
  6. Bake for 18-20 minutes.