Creamsicle Cupcakes

Name: Creamsicle Cupcakes
Ingredients: FOR THE CUPCAKES:; 3/4 cups Milk; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 3/4 cups Granulated Sugar; 1/3 cups Canola Oil; 1/2 cups Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1 pinch Salt; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1-1/3 cup All-purpose Flour; 1/4 cups Orange Zest; FOR THE FILLING:; 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 2 teaspoons Confectioners Sugar; FOR THE FROSTING:; 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter; 1/4 teaspoons Orange Flavoring; 1/4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract; 1/4 cups Orange Zest; 4 cups Confectioners Sugar

21 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CUPCAKES:
3/4 cups Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
3/4 cups Granulated Sugar
1/3 cups Canola Oil
1/2 cups Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 pinch Salt
1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1-1/3 cup All-purpose Flour
1/4 cups Orange Zest
FOR THE FILLING:
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 teaspoons Confectioners Sugar
FOR THE FROSTING:
1/2 cups Unsalted Butter
1/4 teaspoons Orange Flavoring
1/4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
1/4 cups Orange Zest
4 cups Confectioners Sugar

Directions

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For the Cupcakes:
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Preheat oven to 325F.
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Combine the milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, sugar, oil, and orange juice in a large mixing bowl.
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In another bowl, sift the baking powder, salt, baking soda, and flour together. Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients a little at a time, mixing until smooth. Once evenly mixed, fold in the 1/4 cup orange zest. Spray 12 cupcake liners with no-stick oil spray. Fill cupcake liners and bake in the preheated oven for 22 minutes. Then remove them from the oven and allow to cool before filling and frosting.
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For the Filling:
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While the cupcakes are baking, beat the heavy whipping cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 2 teaspoons confectioner's sugar in a mixer for about 5 minutes, until the cream turns light and fluffy, like whipped topping. Refrigerate the filling until needed.
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For the Frosting:
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Begin beating butter, orange flavoring, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup orange zest until it starts to become fluffy. Slowly begin adding confectioner's sugar in small batches. Beat until creamy and smooth.
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Once cupcakes have cooled, use an apple corer or large frosting tip to remove the center of the cupcakes. Fill a plastic bag with the vanilla filling and cut the tip off the bag. Squeeze filling into the center of each cupcake. Then frost cupcakes with the orange frosting.