I think we’ve almost all tried a creamsicle at one time or another in our lives, and I think I would be safe to say that for most of us, these flavors bring us straight back to our childhood!
There’s just something about the combination of ‘orange and cream’ that pair so perfectly together! Now you add these flavors to a cupcake…And what’s not to love!?! Meet your new ‘childhood’‘ favorite!
I like to squeeze my orange upside down, so I don’t get seeds in the bowl!
41 Comments
Cheri said:
Dying right now for these. Absolutely dying…
VeggieGirl said:
Katie, your recipes are seriously AMAZING!!!
Tracy S said:
what size is the 8 oz. Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding mix? I could only find the 4 1/2 cup serving, and the 6 1/2 cup serving boxes? Thanks!
Allison said:
My fiance would love these cupcakes since he loves orange soda! Do you suggest any specific yellow cake mix? A few years ago I started trying to eat an all natural/ preservative free diet (due to health reasons) and I’ve noticed most boxed cake mixes don’t really fit the bill :/ big bummer…
Morgan said:
Does it make 12 regular sized cupcakes? I am confused by this part: (2-12 muffin tins) That makes it sound like it makes 24 regular sized cupcakes.
Thanks! They look dreamy :)
Allison said:
Yeah, I need to check TJ’s (Trader Joe’s) and WH (Whole Foods)! We like Diet Hansans all natural sodas :)
Katie Farrell said:
oh and allison, you could also use truwhip instead of cool whip, a natural cool whip! :)
Katie Farrell said:
not sure if they make a natural pudding mix though… do you know?
Lee said:
I love reading about your love for cooking healthy and your love for the Lord.I think it would be great for you to share your daily devotionals and more detailed workouts.Your such an inspiration.
Allison said:
Hm, I’m not sure?! I haven’t had a need to purchase any pudding- I know that TJ’s has a vanilla and chocolate flavor but not sure about their ingredients… Thanks so much for the alternatives! :D
Lisa said:
how cute! these look amazing! and i’m totally loving the frosting idea. I was afriad by whipping cool whip it would break down, but the agents in the pudding mix must help keep in together. Im so trying this!! I have a question for how many it makes though- did you mean 12? the serving size says 126 cupcakes…ha! That many cupcakes in my house would be very dangerous ;)
Lisa said:
ahh, nevermind just re-read. but thank you again! :)
Martha said:
I made these the other day and they turned out great! I didn’t tell my family they were low-fat and low-sugar…that would have been a major turn off lol. Everyone loved them! Perfect dessert to get me in wedding shape for next June :) Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
Ashleigh said:
Katie, I love your cupcake ideas!! My husband has been on a dreamsicle kick lately so I am definitely going to have to make these :)
Jennifer Leigh said:
Katie, thank you so much for sharing and for the detailed photos. For a visual learner like myself, that is extremely helpful!! One question for this recipe- for the sugar free vanilla pudding mix, what size box should I get? Thanks so much! :)
Emily said:
Hello,
I have a quick quesiton but the cake mix and pop are you making the cake as directed on the box and just adding the pop in place of water or how does that work? Or are you mixing just the cake mix and the pop and that’s it no eggs or oil?
Emily said:
So I had my Boss make these for my birthday as she makes whatever kind of cupcakes you want and OMG These were so yummy and so LIGHT.
Kami said:
Hey, just a quick question. I am making these for my daughter’s upcoming birthday and I am not getting the same calculations for calories as you are. How many cupcakes per serving? My calculations are a lot lower then yours (which I don’t mind in the least :) ) I came up with about 50 calories per cupcake. I am just wondering if I am missing something or if one cupcake really is that low. If so I am in heaven :)
Kami said:
Vanilla by Betty Crocker. It says 160 calories for the mix.
Kami said:
I couldn’t find diet orange soda so the one I have is 160 calories for 12 oz. and my whipping cream is 25 calories and has 25 servings in it.
Kami said:
You know what I am an idiot..I just realized what I did…lol! I was only counting one serving of cake mix in my calculations. Sorry for waisting your time..can’t wait to make the cupcakes though :)
Jen said:
Sound great! But I still haven’t seen an answer about whether you prepare the mix with the ingredients on the box-oil, water, eggs-or just use the soda? I’d like to try them, so would like to know. Thanks!
Julie said:
Made these today and they were really good. I added the zest of one orange to the cake batter and the zest of a second orange to the “frosting”. Super yummy.
Cathy said:
I’ve made these three times now. The first time they turned out perfect. The last two times the frosting will not thicken up and is just thin and soupy. Anyone know why?
Janelle Wade said:
I was so delighted with this recipe after making it that I branched out and tried a few twists, both of which were amazing!
Chocolate-covered Strawberry: strawberry cake mix and diet Sprite with sugar-free chocolate fudge pudding in the frosting
Maple Chocolate: sugar-free devil’s food and diet cream soda with sugar-free butterscotch pudding in the frosting
I can’t wait to try a pink-lemonade cupcake (I’m thinking vanilla cake mix with diet cherry 7up and then a vanilla pudding with fresh lemon juice).
Thanks so much for the recipe! Everyone wants to know my secret to super moist cake and light but creamy frosting!
Janelle Wade said:
I was so delighted with this recipe after making it that I branched out and tried a few twists, both of which were amazing!
Chocolate-covered Strawberry: strawberry cake mix and diet Sprite with sugar-free chocolate fudge pudding in the frosting
Maple Chocolate: sugar-free devil’s food and diet cream soda with sugar-free butterscotch pudding in the frosting
I can’t wait to try a pink-lemonade cupcake (I’m thinking vanilla cake mix with diet cherry 7up and then a vanilla pudding with fresh lemon juice). Anyone have other ideas? I’m thinking also of chocolate cake + diet cherry coke with chocolate frosting (maybe w/ some cherry juice?)
Thanks so much for the recipe! Everyone wants to know my secret to super moist cake and light but creamy frosting!
Janelle Wade said:
I also used Cool Whip lite. Sorry, don’t know why this posted twice or how to delete it.
Vera Zecevic – Cupcakes Garden said:
What a nice cupcake color! I really like them! I hope they are tasty too!
Erica said:
I made these cupcakes for my high school bake sale, and they were a HUGE hit! Check out how mine came out here: http://cannella-vita.blogspot.com/2013/01/creamsicle-cupcakes.html
P.S. Orange Creamsicles are my all time favorite ice cream!
Katie Farrell said:
Tracy, you can just use 2 small boxes of the pudding, or just one, but either will work! :)
Katie Farrell said:
actually allison, there is organic cake mix at most grocery stores that would work perfect! :)…although orange soda isn’t exactly all natural! :)
Katie Farrell said:
thats correct morgan! :) 24… although if you fill them up more you could get 12 out of it! :)
Katie Farrell said:
allison, great idea! i love that stuff, i forgot about it, because i usually dont buy it due to it being a bit pricey, but its an awesome option!
Katie Farrell said:
i sure will lee! :) thanks so much! :)
Katie Farrell said:
i saw some at my grocery store the other day right next to the other cake mixes. it was vanilla organics. as for the frosting, you could always leave the frosting out, and just use truwhip and the juice of 1/2 an orange! :)
Katie Farrell said:
thanks ashleigh! :)
Katie Farrell said:
Thank you so much Jennifer! I just use the regular size pudding box! :)
Katie Farrell said:
what an amazing compliment! thanks emily! :)
Katie Farrell said:
hey kami, what kind of cake mix are you using?
Katie Farrell said:
no you didn’t kami! :) thanks for clarifying, and enjoy the cupcakes and your daughters birthday! :)
Katie Farrell said:
just the soda jen! :)