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Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes With Orange Salted Caramel Buttercream
The orange creamsicle cupcakes are dense, like a pound cake, but their weight is countered with pillowy orange salted caramel frosting.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
16
cupcakes
Calories:
411
kcal
Author:
Stefani
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
2/3
cup
sugar
Finely grated zest of 2 oranges
2
cups
flour
1 ½
teaspoons
baking powder
½
teaspoon
baking soda
¾
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
2
large eggs
2/3
cup
full-fat sour cream
2
teaspoons
vanilla extract
2/3
cup
pure orange juice
Salted Caramel Ingredients
3
tablespoons
unsalted butter
½
cup
light brown sugar
¼
cup
pure orange juice
¼
teaspoon
salt
2
tablespoons
heavy whipping cream
Frosting Ingredients
1
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
2
cups
powdered sugar
¼
teaspoon
salt
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
½
cup
salted caramel
from above, room temperature
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Cupcake Directions
30 minutes before baking, mix sugar and orange zest in a small bowl to infuse the orange flavor into the sugar.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
In a medium-sized bowl, cream butter and the sugar/orange zest mixture until light and fluffy.
Mix eggs, sour cream, and vanilla into butter/sugar mixture until fully combined.
Alternately mix the flour mixture and orange juice into the wet ingredients, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Fill cupcake liners ¾ full.
Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Salted Caramel Directions
Melt butter in a small saucepan on medium heat.
Add brown sugar and stir continuously until just boiling.
Add orange juice and salt and stir well.
Stir in heavy whipping cream until just combined.
Remove from heat.
Cool to room temperature.
Set aside ½ cup for the frosting.
Frosting Directions
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat butter on high speed with an electric mixer for three minutes until light and fluffy.
Mix in powdered sugar a little bit at a time.
Mix in salt and orange zest.
Mix in salted caramel.
Spread or pipe on cooled cupcakes.
Optionally, drizzle any extra salted caramel over the frosting.
Nutrition
Calories:
411
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
44
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
25
g
|
Saturated Fat:
15
g
|
Cholesterol:
87
mg
|
Sodium:
129
mg
|
Potassium:
119
mg
|
Sugar:
31
g
|
Vitamin A:
830
IU
|
Vitamin C:
7.2
mg
|
Calcium:
47
mg
|
Iron:
0.9
mg