Creamsicles, also affectionately known as Dreamsicles, are orange flavored popsicles with a creamy vanilla center. They are creamy, dreamy deliciousness. In fact, one of my all time favorites is the Weight Watchers Orange Sorbet bar, holy-amazingness! So when I saw this recipe come through an email recipe group I’m on I was all over it. I did some googling and boy are there a lot of different Creamsicle Cupcake recipes out there! This one is pretty dang amazing, and the frosting tastes just like the ice cream bars we all know and love.
I did eventually find this exact recipe on the web. No credit had been given through the recipe email group, which is common, so I ended up having to put part of the ingredient list into the search to find it. Why bother? Because I have a strong belief that you should always give credit where credit is due. Someone developed this recipe, so they should be credited for it. Just because it came nameless, doesn’t mean I (or anyone else for that matter) can claim it as my own. But I digress.
The original recipe is from Woman’s Day and it’s dated March 10, 2010. There’s actually another recipe on their site by the same name dated from September of 2006, but it’s not the same recipe. Here’s the original recipe from Woman’s Day, I adapted mine a little and am giving it to you with my changes.
These were quite popular in this house. In fact, my husband said out loud, and I quote “Man, these are good”. Might not seem like a big deal to you, but believe me, it is. :) Try them, you’ll like them!
My Notes: I used vanilla sugar because I had some waiting in the cabinet. You can use regular granulated sugar as that’s what the original recipe called for anyway. Also, the frosting calls for orange paste food coloring. You can skip it as it’s for aesthetics only, I used it in mine. All you need to do is stick a toothpick in the food coloring, what comes out is all you will need.
Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
adapted from Woman’s Day
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp each baking powder, baking soda and salt
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup vanilla sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest (I used tangerine as that's what I had)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoons orange extract
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 brick (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest (again, I used tangerine)
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- Orange paste food color (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, 1 cup of sugar, the baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended.
- In a large bowl with electric mixer, beat eggs, orange zest, vanilla, and orange extract until blended. Beat in 1 cup vanilla sugar. Beat in oil, then buttermilk, until blended.
- On low speed, beat in flour mixture just until blended. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup.
- Bake 25 to 28 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese, vanilla, orange extract and orange zest in a medium bowl with mixer on low speed to blend. Add confectioners’ sugar, a little at a time and beat until fluffy. Beat in orange food color (if using) until light orange. Refrigerate until firm enough to spread.
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