Orange Slice Cupcakes
Orange Slice Cupcakes get off to an easy start with a doctored up cake mix. Top it off with a simple, but delicious homemade orange buttercream frosting! These babies are perfect for summer parties!
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 1 box vanilla cake mix 15.25 oz.
- 1 cup orange juice
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
For the orange buttercream frosting
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 1 stick
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 - 3 tablespoons orange juice
Additional ingredients
- candy orange slices or real orange wedges for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375F. Line muffin tins with paper liners and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the cake mix, orange juice, oil and eggs with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Divide the batter equally between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
- While the cupcakes cool, make the frosting by creaming the butter until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, orange peel, vanilla extract and 2 tbsp. of orange juice; beat until thoroughly combined and the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the additional tablespoon of orange juice only if needed to thin the frosting.
- Frost cupcakes. Garnish with a candy orange slice or wedges of real orange, if desired.
Notes
- Candied oranges or candy orange slices both look amazing on these cupcakes!
Nutrition
Calories: 246kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 1mg
