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Orange Crush Cupcakes Recipe

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Orange Crush Cupcakes are perfect for any summer party or barbecue. They have Orange Crush soda in the cake mix and in the frosting.
Orange Crush Cupcakes Recipe

Orange Crush Cupcakes are perfect for any summer party or barbecue.  They have Orange Crush soda in the cake mix and in the frosting.  These cute cupcakes are packed with orange flavor!

Looking for more delicious cupcakes, try our Valentine’s Day Neapolitan Cupcakes!

Ingredients needed for these Orange Crush Cupcakes:

  • 16.25 ounces white cake mix white or orange cake mix will work, 1 box
  • 3 eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup orange crush
  • 5 Tablespoons orange Jello dry gelatin mix
  • ¼ teaspoon orange food coloring
  • ⅛ teaspoon orange extract
  • 8 orange fruit jell slices cut into thirds (optional for topping cupcakes)

Orange Crush Buttercream Frosting:

  • 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon orange crush
  • 2 Tablespoons orange Jello dry gelatin mix
  • few drops of orange extract (optional for more flavor)
  • 2-3 drop of orange food coloring for more intense color

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How to make our Favorite Orange Crush Cupcakes:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • Beat together cake mix, eggs, oil, orange crush, jello, orange food coloring and orange extract. Beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until well blended.
  • Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. Bake for 17 – 18 minute or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and remove from baking tin, cool completely.

Frosting

  • Beat butter until light and fluffy. Add in jello mix and mix together well. Then add in powdered sugar, orange crush, orange extract and orange food coloring. Beat until well creamy and smooth. If it’s too dry add more orange crush. If it’s too runny add a little more powdered sugar.
  • Pipe or spread the icing onto each cupcake.
  • Top with an orange jell slice (optional)

Orange Crush Cupcakes Recipe

Cute Orange Crush cupcakes are a fun dessert for a summer party!
Serving24
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 16.25 ounces white cake mix, white or orange cake mix will work, 1 box
  • 3 eggs
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup orange crush
  • 5 Tablespoons orange Jello dry gelatin mix
  • ¼ teaspoon orange food coloring
  • ⅛ teaspoon orange extract
  • 8 orange fruit jell slices, cut into thirds (optional for topping cupcakes)

Orange Crush Buttercream Frosting:

  • 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon orange crush
  • 2 Tablespoons orange Jello dry gelatin mix
  • few drops of orange extract , (optional for more flavor)
  • 2-3 drop of orange food coloring for more intense color

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Beat together cake mix, eggs, oil, orange crush, jello, orange food coloring and orange extract. Beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until well blended.
  3. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. Bake for 17 – 18 minute or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  4. Remove from oven and remove from baking tin, cool completely.

Frosting

  1. Beat butter until light and fluffy. Add in jello mix and mix together well. Then add in powdered sugar, orange crush, orange extract and orange food coloring. Beat until well creamy and smooth. If it's too dry add more orange crush. If it's too runny add a little more powdered sugar.
  2. Pipe or spread the icing onto each cupcake.
  3. Top with an orange jell slice (optional)

Notes

  • They should be fine frosting them the night before if you are short on time. The fridge would keep them fresh. Or you could make the cupcake portion the night before and then frost the next morning.

Nutrition

Calories: 256 kcal · Carbohydrates: 36 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 12 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 41 mg · Sodium: 221 mg · Potassium: 22 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 27 g · Vitamin A: 266 IU · Calcium: 48 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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Orange Crush Cupcake with a can of Orange Crush Soda

 

 

Published: June 9, 2021Updated: November 10, 2022

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Meredith says:
    I made these twice. The first time I made them orange, but the second time I changed all of the orange ingredients to strawberry (red), and used a pillsbury gluten free confetti cake mix for my daughter's birthday and they turned out AMAZING! https://gyazo.com/120f70809ee2957e467c43e8d457e8bb
  2. My Cupcake World says:
    Wow, these Orange Crush Cupcakes, looks great and the recipe seems to be very simple.
  3. Betsy says:
    Would it work to bake and frost the night before and store in refrigerator overnight? I’m serving these at a toddler party that starts at 10am and want to do as much the night before as I can.
  4. Cyd says:
    They should be fine frosting them the night before if you are short on time. The fridge would keep them fresh. Or you could make the cupcake portion the night before and then frost the next morning.
  5. Joyce Goetten says:
    can you make a cake instead
  6. Cyd says:
    I'm sure you could. We have only made this recipe into cupcakes.
  7. Nancy says:
    Can the Orange Crush Cupcakes be make as a cake in a 9 x 13 pan?
  8. Momma Cyd says:
    It should work fine in a 9 x 13 inch pan.
  9. Kela says:
    My frosting keeps coming out grainy.
  10. GA Peach says:
    Hi! Thanks so much for the recipe!! Do the cupcakes come out light and airy or do they have a little weight to them? Cake mix recipes tend to be airy… I want to have one for a change that is a tad more dense (so you can feel like you have something in your hand and your teeth will feel like it has a welcomed visitor in its mouth cavity). Thx in advance. Any suggestions to make a tad more dense?
  11. Steph @ Six Sisters says:
    They are pretty airy. We haven't tried making them more dense, but our friends at Betty Crocker suggested these methods: There are several ways to modify a boxed cake mix to make it more dense. You can try any of the following: adding a 1 oz. package of pudding (any flavor that complements the cake’s flavor profile), adding 1-2 egg yolks (along with the eggs called for on the box), or substituting milk for the water called for on the box. If you try it, let us know how it goes!
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