These orange soda cupcakes are perfect for summer! My kids also call them orange creamsicle cupcakes and they are so easy to make! Perfect for potlucks or picnics, these cupcakes are always the first to go at any gathering!
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You will need:
1 (15.25 oz.) box white cake mix
1 cup orange soda pop
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 eggs
1/2 tsp orange zest
1 1/2 tsp orange extract
For frosting:
1 cup butter, softened
5 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
Orange food coloring
1 Tb orange soda pop
1 tsp orange extract
6 paper straws
1 disposable decorating bag
1 large open star decorating tip
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Directions for Orange Soda Cupcakes:
Place cupcake liners in a muffin pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together the cake ingredients with a beater on medium for about 2 minutes.
Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full of batter. Bake for 12-17 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely.
For the frosting, cream the soft butter with a mixer and add in the orange pop and the orange extract.
Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk and beat until fluffy. Add orange food coloring if desired.
Place frosting in a disposable piping bag fitted with a large open star decorating tip. Swirl on frosting and top with a paper straw cut in half.
Now you have the cutest orange soda cupcakes! These are so perfect for a family get together, for a BBQ or family reunion picnic. They are light, dreamy and packed with real orange flavor too! The orange zest gives a little citrus kick and you can leave out the zest if you’d like, but my family loves the natural orange flavor along with the soda pop!
Orange Soda Cupcakes
These orange soda cupcakes are so easy to make! They use your favorite orange pop like Sunkist or Orange Crush and taste like a creamsicle too! Perfect for picnics, BBQ's or potlucks, these are the perfect sumer treat!
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz.) box white cake mix
- 1 cup orange soda pop
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp orange zest
- 1 1/2 tsp orange extract
- For frosting:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- Orange food coloring
- 1 Tb orange soda pop
- 1 tsp orange extract
- 6 paper straws
- 1 disposable decorating bag
- 1 large open star decorating tip
Instructions
- Place cupcake liners in a muffin pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the cake ingredients with a beater on medium for about 2 minutes.
- Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full of batter. Bake for 12-17 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely.
- For the frosting, cream the soft butter with a mixer and add in the orange pop and the orange extract.
- Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk and beat until fluffy. Add orange food coloring if desired.
- Place frosting in a disposable piping bag fitted with a large open star decorating tip. Swirl on frosting and top with a paper straw cut in half.
