orange creamsicle cupcakes

Orange Creamsicle cupcakes.

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What’s better than ice cream and cupcakes? How about Orange Creamsicle cupcakes? truth be told, there’s no ice cream in these cupcakes, but that doesn’t make them any less of a fun summertime treat!

how to make Orange Creamsicle cupcakes

All it takes to make these fun cupcakes is the Orange Sherbet cake mix, cream soda (I prefer diet soda), and some vanilla pudding. This cake mix was a limited edition, so if you can’t find something similar–don’t worry! You can also use white or yellow cake mix and add orange soda or extract to it for a similar taste.

Orange Creamsicle cupcakes ingredients

Have you ever made cake mix with soda? It’s so easy and makes such a moist cake! All you do is mix one box of cake mix and one can (or the equivalent of 12 oz.) of soda together. That’s it! Don’t add any eggs or water or oil or anything else! Then you can just follow the baking instructions on the box. the combinations of flavors are virtually endless! These Orange Creamsicle cupcakes take it a step further with some moist pudding mix added!

Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

Bake these orange creamsicle cupcakes in ice cream cones for a fun summer dessert.

Course: Dessert
Keyword: cupcakes, orange
Author: Justine @ Little Dove
Ingredients
  • 1 box Orange Creamsicle cake mix Or substitute vanilla or yellow cake mix
  • 12 oz. cream soda
  • 1 box vanilla pudding mix make according to directions, ONCE CUPCAKES ARE BAKED.
Instructions
  1. Follow temperature and time baking instructions on the box.

  2. Once cupcakes are baked, poke a hole in the center and fill with vanilla pudding, BEFORE THE PUDDING IS SET.

  3. Allow to cool completely and frost and decorate as desired.

If baking inside of ice cream cones:
  1. Fill cones about halfway and place in a muffin tin to help them stand up while baking.

While the cupcakes are still hot, poke a hole in the center and fill with vanilla pudding, just like you would a poke cake. The pudding will set up fast once you make it and it will be hard to get into the holes, so I used a plastic squeeze bottle that I have for icing (these) to fill the cupcakes, it worked perfectly.

Once your cupcakes are completely cooled, then you can frost them! I just used homemade vanilla buttercream that I made a little runny so it would drip over the cones, looking like melted ice cream. It was so fun and easy making these in ice cream cones, and my kids thought it as so fun!

| Read: Tie-dye Lemon Lime Poke Cake |

You can also make this in the form of a traditional poke cake by baking the cake in a 9 x 13″ pan/ Then poke holes all over and filling with pudding. Lastly, top the cake with whipped topping. Also, super delicious!

Find more recipes on Pinterest!

Have you ever baked cupcakes in an ice cream cone?

19 Responses to orange creamsicle cupcakes

  1. Charlotte Whitehead September 25, 2015 at 4:28 pm #

    Looks yummy!

  2. Vianca Vieyra September 25, 2015 at 5:31 pm #

    They look delicious and adorable!

  3. Alessandra Hechanova September 25, 2015 at 6:31 pm #

    This is GENIUS! My friend would be all over this recipe in an instant. Definitely making these for her birthday!

    Alessandra | blog.pumpup.com

  4. Esther Freedman September 25, 2015 at 7:13 pm #

    These look SO good! My dad is obsessed with creamsicles from his childhood, need to make this for him!

    xo,
    Esther
    The Cuteness

  5. Joscelyn - Wifemamafoodie September 25, 2015 at 8:15 pm #

    YUM! I have fond memories of eating creamsicles from my childhood! I love how you incorporated those flavors into cupcake cones! What a cute idea for a birthday party 🙂

  6. rkjalernpan September 25, 2015 at 9:13 pm #

    Ooo I didn't know there was a sherbet mix. These look so tasty and easy. I've never done a poke cake but I would be willing to give it a try.

  7. Katie Brown September 26, 2015 at 5:05 pm #

    These look amazing! I've never heard of the orange sherbet cake mix but now I'm intrigued

  8. R. Fonyó Barbara September 28, 2015 at 11:27 am #

    What a great idea! My kids would love it because it looks like ice-cream… and they're big fun of ice-cream.

  9. My Desert Love Designs and Blog September 29, 2015 at 6:17 am #

    Those turned out so incredibly fun! Love those pictures too – so tantalizing. Great post.

  10. Hall Around Texas September 29, 2015 at 4:10 pm #

    I have never used soda in a cake before. I've read about it many times, but never tried it. I think I need to change that this weekend. These look amazing!!

  11. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:03 am #

    Thank you! I hope you guys enjoy!

  12. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:03 am #

    My dad is too! His favorite ice cream is the orange and vanilla swirled together. 🙂

  13. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:04 am #

    I think it might be a seasonal flavor, so I actually stocked up at the store a few weeks ago. 🙂

  14. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:05 am #

    It's really good! Everyone who has tried it in our house (and my parents) love it!

  15. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:05 am #

    Yes, that is definitely a big part of the fun. 🙂

  16. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:06 am #

    I love it! It's so easy and makes the cake so moist!

  17. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:06 am #

    Thank you so much! 🙂

  18. Justine Y @ Little Dove Creations September 30, 2015 at 5:06 am #

    Thanks so much! I also love that there's no empty wrappers laying around! 🙂

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