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When you think about the ultimate dessert, what’s the first flavor that pops into your mind? For me, it’s always citrus.
Add a little lemon, lime, or orange to my cake and I’m all over it. Top it off with a citrus glaze and it’s as good as it gets for this girl. If you’re a cupcake lover like me, you’ll love my best cupcake recipes.
Helpful Hint: Before you make my Orange Blossoms, pop a piece of gum in your mouth. That way you won’t be tempted to scarf down the tiny little bit of batter that’s leftover OR lick the glaze bowl.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
These delicious little cakes are perfect any time of the year and for any occasion – from showers to birthday parties – and everything in between.
The recipe makes 48 mini cakes, so there’s plenty for you and plenty to share. And it’s probably one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever make because it begins with a cake mix.
Ingredients For Orange Blossoms (Full Printable Recipe Below!)
- White Cake Mix (17 oz.)
- milk
- eggs
- softened butter OR vegetable oil
- orange extract (optional)
- instant vanilla pudding mix
Glaze:
- powdered sugar
- frozen orange juice concentrate
- orange zest
- vegetable oil
- water
How To Make Orange Blossoms
To make my Orange Blossoms, add milk, eggs, softened butter, orange (or vanilla if you don’t have orange) extract, and 1 package of instant vanilla pudding mix. Mix together for two minutes.
Spoon batter evenly into pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray and bake at 350º for 12 minutes.
Orange Juice Glaze For Orange Blossoms
I make the orange juice-infused glaze while the Orange Blossoms are baking so I can dip them as soon as they are not too hot to handle.
I could jump mouth first into this glaze (keep chewing that gum)!
Dip and cover as much of the mini cupcakes as you can.
Let dry for about an hour and store in airtight containers. That’s it!
These little orange blossoms are so good!
Orange Blossoms (mini cupcakes)
Orange Blossoms are tender mini cupcakes dipped in a delicious orange glaze.
Ingredients
- 1 White Cake Mix (16.5 oz.)
- 1 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup softened butter OR vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract (optional)
- 3-1/2 oz. package instant vanilla pudding mix
Glaze:
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
- Zest of one orange
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 Tablespoons water
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350º.
- Spray mini muffin pans with cooking spray.
- Combine the first six ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat well with an electric mixer for two minutes.
- Spoon batter into prepared mini muffin cups, filling each muffin tin halfway.
- Bake for 12 minutes. Turn out onto a kitchen towel
Glaze:
- Sift the powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add orange juice concentrate, orange zest, vegetable oil, and water. Mix well with a spoon until smooth.
- Dip each cupcake into the glaze, covering as much of the cupcake as possible.
- Place on wire racks. Let the glaze set for about an hour.
- Store in airtight containers.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
48Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 76Total Fat 3gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 17mgSodium 57mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 0gSugar 10gProtein 1g
As soon as the glaze has set, pour a tall glass of milk and enjoy one (or three) of the fruits of your labors. You deserve it.
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Originally published in Oct. 2015 and updated on September 23, 2021
33 comments
These look amazing to me. I love the dipping to cover the entire mini cupcake – and since they are mini that means I can have twice as much, right?
These are super cute! And sound so delicious. I love your tip about the gum. haha!
These are super sweet, I love the name of them too. I love making little treats like this to enjoy with my son, always so lovely with a glass of ice cold milk too 🙂
I desperately need to follow your gum tip! I always end up eating the batter & then never eat whatever I’m making. These look sooo good!
Those look yummy! I love orange flavored desserts. The glaze looks a lot easier than messing with frosting. I am going to have to make this recipe.
I can almost taste these through the screen! They are so perfectly bite-size, too!
Orange is one of my fave flavors in baked treats! And I love saving time by using store-bought cake mixes! I’ll be trying this recipe for sure!
These look so amazing! I haven’t seen the cake mix in my stores yet, but now I’m gonna look! I like the no artificial ingredients!
This looks so YUMMY! I love that orange glaze you made, I bet this made you cupcakes super sweet!
OMG, I want some of these right now! I love Orange Blossom anything! Reminds me of the orange flavored cinnamon rolls!
Yum, Yum! These would seriously be amazing. Lemon is my all time favorite, and these look so good. I will have to try them!
I love that they are bite-size. Those look so delicious, I’ve been telling myself no treats until Mid November… I may just have to break that rule soon for those
These sound delicious. I would be scared to have them in my house because I know I won’t stop at one or two!
Oh, I truly could take a dive into the orange glaze! Looks so good! I like the idea of the gum thing – I should try it with my cake bowl licking kids (or maybe myself). How fun are those mini blossoms – you always have the best ideas!
The cupcakes looks so tasty. It does also have a fresh orange flavor into it.
That orange glaze sounds absolutely amazing right now! What a sweet idea for a treat and festive too!
They sure look like yummy little treats. I like that they’re small and therefore you don’t eat an entire cupcake. Saving calories is always good.
I so appreciate a simple recipe. Definitely will try this. You always have great ones
Yum! I need to try these asap. While lemon is my all time favorite, I THINK i would enjoy these too! I’ve had these used with lemon, so if they are anything like that – YES PLEASE!
These look sooo good!! I need to try these! I love orange anything so I bet these are so delicious!
These look delicious! I love citrus flavored desserts. I can’t wait to give them try.
Yum! I love how these turned out, and simply easy to pull together with the Pillsbury mix. #client
Those Orange Blossom cupcakes look so YUMMY! Pillsbury is definitely my go-to for cupcakes and cakes <3
Have you tried making this as a Bundt Cake? Thoughts on how long you would bake it for in a Bundt pan?
Can these be frozen and if so for how long? Planning a wedding.
I’ve never frozen them but I’m sure they will freeze just fine. Here is a detailed article on freezing cupcakes (with and without frosting). I hope it helps! https://www.lifeasastrawberry.com/cupcakes-104-how-to-store-and-freeze-cupcakes/
I made these Wed. night for a bazaar on Saturday. How and where should I store them?
As a general rule, cupcakes are best eaten the day they are made. However, you can store the orange blossoms in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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I’ve made these all my life now 52 with my grandma..boy I miss her but tradition of making them for Christmas lives on .cake mix is not used. Grandma made her cake with flour applesouse ECT.was made. an other citric zest is slightly added to topping .but this recipe I tried last night and it’s very nice. Little heaver but very tasty.thank u.shawnna.
I miss my grandma too (and my mom!). Grandma’s were the best cooks ever! They made everything from scratch and there’s definitely a difference. I don’t use cake mixes a lot but I do use them occasionally. Glad you liked the recipe.
Thank you for having this. My grandmother used to make them for weddings and I lost the recipe
I’m so glad I could help!