Disney’s Orange Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Icing
12 cupcakes
(Printable Recipe)
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Orange Cupcakes
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup cake flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp fresh orange zest
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 (8oz) blocks cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp fresh orange zest
Orange Cream Cheese Icing
Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with paper liners. Set aside.
Sift together cocoa powder, cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer in another medium bowl until light and fluffy. About 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add vanilla and orange zest.
With mixer on low, alternately add flour mixture and sour cream, beginning and ending with flour. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling each cup 2/3 full.
Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool completely.
Icing
Beat together cream cheese and butter until fluffy in a large bowl with an electric mixer.
With mixer on low, add vanilla and orange zest. Slowly add powdered sugar, until icing is smooth and creamy.
Spoon icing into large piping bag fitted with large round tip. Pipe icing onto cooled cupcakes.
