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Disney Orange Buttermilk Cupcakes

Dress up your dessert table with these fun and playful Disney Orange Buttermilk Cupcakes. They are a homemade orange flavored cupcake topped with an orange buttercream frosting, then decorated with a Disney theme. 
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: desserts, Disney desserts
Author: EverydayShortcuts.com

Ingredients

Cupcake Batter Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 stick butter melted
  • 1 ¼ cup sugar
  • ½ tbsp vanilla
  • ½ tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 3 eggs
  • ¼ tsp orange oil

Orange Butter Cream Frosting Ingredients

  • 3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter softened
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • ¼ tsp orange oil
  • Disney sugar candies
  • Red food coloring to tint frosting

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate small bowl, stir together milk and lemon juice. Let sit to create buttermilk.
  • In a large bowl, mix together sugar and melted butter. Add in eggs one at a time until well blended. Alternate blending in flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter, sugar, and eggs. Mix just until combined.
  • Scoop cupcake batter into liners ¾ full.
  • Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until toothpick or cake tester comes clean. Cool on wire rack.
  • To make frosting, sift confectioners sugar then mix with softened butter, milk, and orange oil until smooth and creamy.
  • Separate out a couple spoonfuls of buttercream into a small ramiken. Add red food coloring until desired shade is reached.
  • Use a very small round decorating tip for the red buttercream frosting and a large circle tip for the white buttercream.
  • To frost the cupcakes, start on the outer edge and squeeze the icing onto the cupcake going in a circular motion all the way around to the middle, overlapping each layer slightly.
  • Pipe tiny dots, circular patterns, and ribbons around the cupcakes. Top with Disney sugar candies. Enjoy!