Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes Recipe

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners or grease with butter.

Whisk flour baking powder and salt together in a medium bowl.

Beat sugar and butter together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time then add milk vanilla extract and orange extract slowly.

Pour batter evenly into the prepared tin.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

Beat butter for frosting with a mixer on high speed; mix in powdered sugar. Add heavy cream 1 tablespoon at a time. Add orange extract and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Frost cooled cupcakes.

Combine orange orange juice cornstarch and powdered sugar for glaze in a saucepan. Stir until all lumps are gone. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and let simmer stirring every few seconds for 5 minutes. Strain orange out of the glaze into a container. Pour a little glaze over each frosted cupcake.