This buttercream frosting recipe for orange buttercream frosting is sweet and tangy. I love how the little orange bits look in the buttercream frosting swirl. Orange buttercream frosting would be a great way to fancy up a plain vanilla cupcake. I sort of did that on my next cupcake, but with a surprising twist - stay tuned!
Orange buttercream frosting would also be great on mimosa cupcakes or with any clove cupcake.
Orange Buttercream Frosting Recipe
The orange buttercream frosting is a Cupcake Project original recipe.
- 1/2 C (1 stick) butter, room temperature
- 3 oz (about 1/3 C) orange marmalade (try to find one with orange bits in it)
- 1 1/2 C powdered sugar
- 1 T heavy cream
- 1/2 t vanilla extract
- 1/2 t orange extract
- Beat butter until creamy.
- Beat in marmalade.
- Beat in powdered sugar.
- Add heavy cream and extracts.
- Taste and smile. It should frost about 12 cupcakes, depending on how much you use.
That frosting looks awesome!
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ReplyDeleteThis frosting looks and sounds yummy. Will give it a try.
ReplyDeleteLovely summer frosting! I can just taste the tangy citrus. And on Clove Cupcakes? That sounds like a wonderfully exotic combination.
ReplyDeleteoo this looks delicious! I must try this!
ReplyDeleteMy son loves oraange and cupcakes - I will have to make some!!
ReplyDeletei'm baking with my friend right now lol i am looking for a cup cake icing that can be quick - i was hoping to be able to do this but as im only 14 im unable to get the ingrediants in time .. the icing looks extremely yummy however.
ReplyDeleteAnon - Bummer. Maybe you'll be able to give it a try next time.
ReplyDeleteYou've got to be kidding me...! This frosting is absolutely delicious!!!! I had to come back and give you a standing ovation. Oh my God delicious. It uses almost half of the sugar I normally use for buttercream so I thought is was going to be runny, but it was perfect and stayed in the cake. I also used a mermelade I found in Harris Teeter of Orange-Champagne.... I felt I was in an island eating cake. Awesome girl. Thanks. I can't wait to try other mermelade flavors. THANK YOU!
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Viviane - Thanks so much! I'm so glad to hear that you loved it! Orange-champagne marmalade sounds incredible!
ReplyDeleteI know this is old, but I made this today, with a little extra powdered sugar, and some melted chocolate, for a chocolate orange marmalade frosting :) It was delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis frosting is delicious! I doubled the recipe and used it to frost a 2 layer gingerbread cake...will be repeated for our Christmas Eve dinner this year! mmm
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for a lemon butter cream for about a week now, and did a sample batch using 1/3 cup (plus 2 heaping tablespoons) of lemon curd and subbing out the orange extract for lemon and it was awesome. I can't wait to try recipe as is. Thanks, Stef!
ReplyDeletelooks great!
ReplyDeleteFabulous and delicious Buttercream/Orange frosting. Using it tonight on my chocolate cake. Just makes it pop. Thank you!
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