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ORANGE CREAM SODA POP CUPCAKES

Courtney
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Ingredients
  

Cupcakes

  • 1 box 1 box white cake mix
  • 1 3oz pkg sugar-free orange jell-o
  • 1 4 serving pkg sugar-free cheesecake instant pudding & pie filling mix
  • 1-1/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 eggs* *The original recipe called for 4 eggs- feel free to use all 4 or substitute all egg substitute. 4 eggs = 1 cup egg substitute.
  • 1/2 cup egg substitute*
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • plastic straws, cut into thirds and fifths (optional)

Cream Pop Frosting

  • 1 8 oz block Neufchatel 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened,
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4-5 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1-1/2 tsp orange jell-o (remaining from above)
  • 1 tsp finely shredded orange peel

Instructions
 

For the Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin pans with paper liner or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside 1-1/2 teaspoons of the orange jell-o for the Cream Pop frosting.
  • In a mixing bowl, beat the remaining jell-o, cake mix, pudding mix, orange juice, eggs, egg substitute, applesauce, and vanilla.
  • Spoon batter into prepared muffin pans, filling each about 2/3 full, and smooth tops.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pans on wire rack for 5 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely.

For the Frosting

  • Beat cream cheese, butter, and 2 tsp vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar until desired consistency is achieved. Place ~3/4 cup of the frosting in a separate bowl. To the remaining bowl of cream cheese frosting, add the reserved orange jell-o and orange peel. Beat to combine and frost as directed above.
  • Spoon orange-flavor Cream Pop frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a large round tip (or use a sandwich baggie with the corner tip cut off). Spoon the vanilla-flavor Cream Pop frosting into another bag fitted with a small star tip. Pipe orange frosting onto each cupcake to cover the top. Pipe a medium-sized star of white frosting onto each cupcake. If desired, insert a plastic straw into top of each cupcake. ENJOY!
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