Creamsicle-flavored Mini Orange Halloween Cupcakes

While I’m always up for something pumpkin, not every orangeย Halloween treat needs to be squash-flavored! These orange Halloween cupcakes are the perfect pumpkin alternative!ย They taste just like a Creamsicle: a tantalizing combination of smooth vanilla and juicy orange fruit.

Halloween themed orange cupcakes

Mini Creamsicle Cupcakes for Halloween

Halloween is hands down my favorite holiday. It’sย a fun time to get festive and indulge in the spooky side of life, all while getting dressed up and enjoying sweet treats.

We doย have plenty of pumpkin-flavored treats in our repertoire, however, I’ve come to find that many people like theย ideaย of pumpkin treats more than the actual flavor.

So for this year’s classroom Halloween party we are contributing these Creamsicle-flavored Mini Orange Halloween Cupcakesย that are the perfect size for dessert buffets.

Of course, you can make these cupcakes full-size if you want a bit more indulgence and you can swap out the cute Jack O’Lantern sugar candies for any other decoration you fancy.

While not a requirement, I highly recommend purchasing frosting coupler. At less than $10, it’s an inexpensive addition to your baking cupboard, and makes decorating with frosting a breeze! You can create gorgeous color swirls and so many other special effects for all of your pastry projects.

Without the coupler, you can simply useย plastic wrap and a regular piping bag. Or, you can just nix the two-tone frosting and make it all white or orange and let the sugar crystals add the color.

mini Halloween cupcakes

Creamsicle Mini Orange Halloweenย Cupcakes Ingredients

For your convenience, Iโ€™ve included shop-able ad links to the supplies used to make this craft; disclosure policy availableย here.

For the Cupcakes

  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Salt
  • Butter, softened
  • Granulated sugar
  • Large eggs, room temperature
  • Orange extract
  • Vanilla extract
  • Orange juice
  • Buttermilk

For the Frosting

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step by step photo collage showing how to make orange creamsicle Halloween cupcakes

First, Make the Mini Creamsicle Cupcakes

STEP ONE: Preheat oven to 375ยฐF. Line a mini cupcake pan with mini cupcake liners like we did, or a muffin pan with 12 muffin liners for full-size cupcakes.

STEP TWO: In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

STEP THREE: In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, orange extract, vanilla extract, and orange juice.

STEP FOUR:ย Fold in half of the flour mixture, combine, add 1/4 cup of buttermilk, combine, and then repeat with the remaining flour mixture and the remaining buttermilk.

STEP FIVE: Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full with the batter. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Next, Make the Frosting and Decorate

STEP ONE: Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy.ย Gradually add in icing sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well with each addition.ย Add extracts and mix well for about 2 minutes.

STEP TWO: Remove 1 cup of icing and set aside.ย Add orange zest to the remaining icing.ย  Add orange food coloring, one drop at a time, until you reach the desired shade of orange.

frosting orange and white Halloween cupcakes

STEP THREE: To frost, the easiest method is to buy a frosting coupler/tip, but you can alternatively place two piles of frosting side by side in plastic wrap and then roll them into a log. Pull the plastic wrap through a prepared frosting bag and snip off the tip to frost.

dipping orange cupcakes in sprinkles

STEP FOUR: Add a dollop of frosting to each cupcake, and then dip into the orange sugar crystals and top with your choice of Halloween frosting decoration. (These Pumpkin with Witch Hat Icing Decorations are the ones we used).

These Creamsicle-flavored Orange Halloween Cupcakes are the perfect pumpkin alternative! A tantalizing combination of smooth vanilla and juicy orange fruit.

Recipeย credit: Jennifer at Sugar Spice & Glitter

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Creamsicle Mini Halloween Cupcakes

Cute mini Halloween cupcakes that are flavored like Creamsicles!
Prep Time17 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes, desserts, Halloween, kids recipes
Servings: 24 mini cupcakes
Calories: 269kcal
Author: Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Cost: $10

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

Orange-Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
  • Orange food coloring
  • 2 Tablespoons orange sugar crystals
  • 12-24 Pumpkin icing decorations optional

Instructions

Cupcake Directions

  • Preheat oven to 375ยฐF. Prep a mini cupcake pan with mini cupcake liners or a muffin pan with 12 muffin liners for full-size cupcakes.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, orange extract, vanilla extract, and orange juice.
  • Fold in half of the flour mixture, combine, add 1/4 cup of buttermilk, combine, and then repeat with the remaining flour mixture and the remaining buttermilk.
  • Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full with the batter. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

To Make the Frosting

  • Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth and creamy.ย Gradually add in icing sugar 1 cup at a time, beating well with each addition.ย Add extracts and mix well for about 2 minutes.
  • Remove 1 cup of icing and set aside.ย Add orange extract to the remaining icing.ย  Add orange food coloring, one drop at a time, until you reach the desired shade of orange.
  • Use a frosting coupler to frost white and orange icing at the same time.
    decorating cupcakes for Halloween
  • Dip each cupcake into the orange sugar crystals and top with your choice of Halloween frosting decoration.
    dipping orange cupcakes in sprinkles

Nutrition

Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 514IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg

PIN these Creamsicle Mini Orange Halloween Cupcakes:

Halloween themed orange cupcakes

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Graveyard Cake is a spooktacular Halloween party recipe made with rich brownie, creamy marshmallow, and crunchy Butterfinger Peanut Butter Skulls.

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  1. Stacy, on the recipe you have where you put 1 teaspoon orange extract, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and again 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract. Was the first 1teaspoon to be orange Zest???

  2. The frosting recipe calls for 2 separate measurements of orange extract. do you use the second measurement for the portioned out frosting ? Or combine the measurements into the first mix of frosting ?

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