Orange cupcakes with delicious dulce de leche buttercream are cakey, fluffy and citrusy!

I bet you’ve never tried this combination. It’s amazing. Who ever thought about orange + dulce de leche? I think it’s great combo. …. Out of this world, incredible and unique. All my favorite flavors in one. If I can add chocolate on top I will be in heaven!

Last week I baked these orange cupcakes with dulce de leche buttercream for school fundraising. The raffle tickets were sold among children and the school board picked winners. The prizes were gorgeous cakes and cupcakes baked by parents. Each winner picked their favorite cake/cupcakes to bring home and share with their family. So fun!

I made this beautiful Orange Cupcake Wrapper and it’s available in my shop—> Orange Printable Cupcake Wrapper

I was so happy to bake something for our school. I spent half the day in the kitchen and I made two types of cupcakes. I will be posting the recipe for another yummy cupcakes this week. Last year I baked cookies for the competition and I won first place. OMG! I love baking and giving away baked treats. I am happy that I get compliments how pretty and how tasty they are. This makes my day!

So I was thinking for couple of days what should I make for school and then all of the sudden I got a great idea. Dulce the leche orange cupcakes are great! Cakey, citrusy and so delicious. The dulce the leche I found at Costco. I shop there often. The dulce de leche is so good. I can eat it straight from the jar.

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Orange Cupcakes with Dulce De Leche Buttercream

Prep Time25

Cook Time25

Servings: - 15 cupcakes

Calories:

Author: Ilona

Ingredients

Orange Cupcakes

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1 orange wash the skin very well

Dulce de Leche Buttercream

1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1 1/4 cup dulce de leche I used Gaucho Ranch

Instructions

Orange Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare muffin baking pan with liners.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
In a separate bowl beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
Add eggs, each at a time. Mix all ingredients well together.
Add sour cream and combine until all ingredients are incorporated.
Zest the orange skin and squeeze the orange to get all the juice from it. Add the zest and juice to the wet batter and mix..
Add dry ingredients to the wet batter and just mix all ingredients until well combined.
Pour the batter into the liners (about 3/4 high).
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until inserted toothpick will come out clean.
Remove from oven and cool off on wire rack.

Dulce de Leche Buttercream

In a medium bowl mix butter with electric mixer until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix for 2 minutes.
Add dulce the leche and mix until all ingredients will combine well.
Frost the cupcakes with dulce de leche buttercream.