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Orange Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe

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Looking for some fun, summer themed cupcakes? Check out our Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe here!

Are there certain flavors you associate with summer? Growing up, I loved anything that tasted like Creamsicles – you know, the orange and cream tasting frozen pops? While I still like these pops as an adult, my tastes have grown with me. Rather than trying to make similar pops at home, I decided to turn this yummy summer flavor into a moist, orange flavored cupcake! To make this happen, I went to one of my favorite baking friends – Krista from Adventures of a Country Diva.

To my delight, she made the most yummy cupcakes of all and was happy to share the recipe with us (and take some truly awesome pictures). Of course, the best part about these Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes is that they are super easy to make. So easy that you can make them in a half hour or less, allowing you to sit back and relax while your entire house smells like orange cupcakes. This recipe is also great for kids birthday parties since most kids love this classic flavor. To check out our Orange Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe for yourself, make sure to look below and tell us what you think. We would love to hear your thoughts on all of our recipes!

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Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe

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Looking for some fun, summer themed cupcakes? Check out our Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe here!

  • Author: Susan Bewley
  • Category: Cupcake
  • Cuisine: Dessert

Ingredients

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Cake Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup orange juice

Frosting Ingredients

  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup sweet cream butter (softened)
  • 2 TBSP heavy cream
  • 2–5 drops of orange food coloring
  • 2 drops of orange extract

Instructions

Cupcake Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line your preferred cupcake pan with paper liners.
  2. Combine the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Set aside.
  3. Cream the butter and sugar together in your stand mixer.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, to the butter mixture and the vanilla extract. Mix well.
  5. Slowly start adding the flour to the butter mixture. We recommend adding only ½ a cup at a time. Mix well.
  6. Add the milk and orange juice. Mix well.
  7. Fill cupcake paper cups about ½ full. Bake for 15 – 18 minutes. Allow to cool before icing.

Frosting Directions

  1. Using your stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar.
  2. Once icing begins to peak, add heavy cream and orange flavoring. Continue to beat until you have still peaks.
  3. Divide the icing in half in a separate bowl. Add food coloring to one bowl and return to mixer. Keep the other half white.
  4. using a pastry bag, add orange icing to one side and white to another. Test to make sure both icing are coming out of the tip at the same time before icing.

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About 

Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.

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  1. This looks so great! I’m sure that it’s much nicer that the orange flavor from the box,


  2. I love this recipe. As a child creamsicles were my favorite & still are. I can only imagine how good these are. Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe. I’m definitely going to try these.
    Carol L
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

  3. This is very creative, I don’t think I have ever heard of Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes before reading about it here. This is a nice summer treat. Thank you for sharing this recipe

  4. These are gorgeous! Not to mention delicious looking! I cannot wait to try this out. Creamsicle is one of my all time favorite flavors.

  5. that is so cute and looks so good,,my grandkids would gobble those up so fast

  6. I’d love to try this recipe. When I was a kid, I’d wait for the ice cream truck to come around. I would always get a creamsicle or bomb pop.

  7. These sound so good. We love Orange Creamsicle. They are adorable. Thank you so much for sharing

  9. You can also add some orange zest to the cake batter to give it a more intense orange flavor, but don’t use the white part of the orange peel. The white part is bitter. My family has a recipe for orange dream cookies too.

  10. Thanks for sharing your Delicious Recipe on Orange Creamsicle Cupcake Recipe! These look and sound terrific! I too always loved the Orange Creamsicle flavored popsicles as well when I was a kid! I saved your recipe so that I can make them! The kids love helping make cupcakes and they love eating them as well! Thanks so much! Michele 🙂

  12. Oh,my! My son will absolutely love this. He loves OJ and I they look so good I might be able to convince my daughter to give it a try too. Thanks for the recipe!

  13. Oh my gosh, these look and sound divine!! I should try this recipe for my daughter’s birthday coming up.

  14. Omgosh I’m going to make these for my hubby. He loves orange Creamsicles. Thanks for sharing

  15. This is really cute! I’m going to try and make them. They don’t look too difficult and would be great as snacks!

  17. I can’t wait to make this orange creamsicle cupcakes for my kids they will love for it for dessert!

  18. These are good. But, just as I suspected, my frosting didn’t go on as pretty as yours did. I just put the two colors side by side.

  21. My family loves anything have to do with creamsicle.. I know this would be a hit my home…yummmm

  23. Oh my goodness! I loved orange creamsicles when I was a kid. This recipe sounds so good that I’ll have to try it. Brings me back to childhood which is always a happy time. Thank you for sharing!

  24. I’m definitely trying these! I love orange creamsicles. It’s not summer without them.

  25. I love orange creamsicle pops and drinks! Definitely going to try the cupcakes. Thanks!

  27. These just look amazing! I loved Creamsicles when I was young. Can’t have them now due to dairy allergy. I will have to try this recipe for my grandkids. I know they will love them. Thanks!

  31. I love the icecream version of this already so I know ill love this. You guys always have such good ideas!

  32. Omgoodness gracious sakes alive! These cupcakes look so delightful I want to jump through my monitor screen and eat them ALL. =)

  35. Ohhhh…I bet these taste so good!!! I love orange. I will have to make these soon!!! Thank you for sharing.

  36. yum! i love orange-creamsicle and i’ve never made a cupcake like this. i always try to get my frosting that pretty, but it doesn’t happen 🙂 oh well, still tastes good

  37. My kids and I love creamsicles. The cupcakes look very yummy and a great summer treat. I am going to try to make these this weekend. Thanks for sharing

  39. My husband loves cake and he loves creamsicles. These would be perfect to make for his upcoming birthday.

  40. These look and sound delicious! If only I had an oven to bake them in. I’ve been dying to bake some sweets.

  43. These cupcakes look and sound so delicious! Orange creamsicle is a blast from my past and I love the idea of those flavors in a cupcake. Thank you for sharing!

  44. WOW,this my daughters’ fav treat EVER!Know what her birthday convection is now,thanks!

  45. Orange creamsicle is my favorite flavor combo, I never thought of having it in a cupcake, and wow does this look wonderful! I can’t wait to make these!

  48. im in heaven…i love anything to do with orange creamsicle…this flavor goes way back to my grandmother one of her favorite ice creams i can remember when i was little she had these in here freezer,,,i will surely try out this recipe ty for sharing

  50. I have not seen any recipe like this online! Very unique and i would love to try it!

  52. Lord have mercy- those look heavenly. Thank you for the recipe. I will definitely be making them. I’m pretty sure that the icing will not come out as perfectly as yours did.

  54. This is a good recipe. It’s a nice change from chocolate or yellow cake. Even the color is cheery.

  56. These look gorgeous and so professional. I can’t wait to try this recipe out. Thank you for sharing the recipe and the lovely pictures.

  61. Now this is a cupcake that looks worth baking. I love creamsicles and I think I would love these too.

  62. When I was a kid I always favored Creamsicles too! I love the flavor of orange and thwe white mix.. These cupcakes again, look so delicious I could almost taste them.They also look so inviting with the orange and white frosting. Thankyou for sharing this recipe. Have a Great Day!!

  63. These cupcakes look so delicious!! I absolutely love orange creamsicles and I bet these taste just like them. I will definitely be making these for the family very soon.

  69. Ohhhh, you made me very happy when I ran across this recipe. Can’t wait to try it out. MMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!

  71. Hi how are you doing today? I hope you are well! I am literally listening to my stomach rumble and my mouth water as I was reading this recipe…Delicious! This recipe kind of reminds me of this fruit dip my mom makes but it has marshmallow cream, cream cheese, orange juice, powder sugar, & a hint of vanilla flavoring! It is Divine with any fruit really but I Love it with Muffins and fruit for Breakfast! I will definitely try this recipe out, thanks for posting it! Have a Blessed Day! Thanks, Jana

  74. These look so good! I just recently bought a large star tip, so frosting them will be fun. I have orange oil that I use for candy, so I will use that for the frosting. Looking forward to trying this recipe. Can’t rate yet since I haven’t made them.

  77. how refreshing! need to make these for my son’s upcoming birthday! he would love them

  78. I love orange creamsicles,just never tried the cupcakes.I would love to make these for my family.The cupcakes especially this flavor wont last long in my house,i would give it a day or two.

  79. I’ve never tried creamsicles before. These look really delicious, I will definitely try this recipe, thanks for posting!

  80. Oh these look so fun! I loved the Creamsicles growing up! I have to try these for us! They really look delicious!

  81. so i want to try these out because they look amazing. i can serve this with some ice cream and be in heaven

  84. My grandchildren are going to love these.to tell the truth,I can’t wait to try them myself.Thanks so very much for sharing.

  89. We made these for a friends surprise party !! What a big hit they were. Soft, moist and tasty, not only are they gorgeous looking but tasty. Thanks for sharing this!

  90. Oh my, Orange Creamsicle has always been my favorite ice cream! I must try these cupcakes asap. We have 3 birthdays in November so someone getting these cupcakes! ;D Thank you

  93. I love the flavor of creamsicle. Brings me back to childhood. And cupcakes make it perfect

  98. I bet these are good! Thanks for the recipe, I have never seen this one. I am going to make these.

  101. I love orange creamsicles so I’m really into the idea of turning that into a cupcake! These look so good 🙂

  104. These orange creamsicle cupcakes are too die for, definitely going to try them!

  105. You had me at orange creamsicle. One of my favorite things as a child was the orange cream popsicles. This is another great recipe my family will devour. Thanks!

  107. Oh my! This looks absolutely divine! This would make for a tasty treat. Great for any party or get together.