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The Cupcake Project: Orange Cranberry Cupcakes With White Chocolate Ganache

November 5, 2013 by Sassy

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The Cupcake Project: Orange Cranberry Cupcakes With White Chocolate Ganache

This week’s edition of The Cupcake Project is right at the beginning of the most awesome-est time of the year you guys! Holiday Baking Time! Huzzah!! Let’s kick things off with one of the ultimate signs of all things holiday-ish. Cranberry Cupcakes! I stuck some orange into these bad boys and included some white chocolate ganache too. I know! All kinds of deliciousness going on! I’m going to post my recipe for homemade cranberry sauce too this week so you don’t need to run out and buy that awful can. Blech. But, let’s get back on track. Who’s ready to kick off holiday baking with these cranberry cupcakes?? Are ya with me? Let’s go…

Orange Cranberry Cupcakes

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The Cupcake Project: Orange Cranberry Cupcakes With White Chocolate

The Cupcake Project: Orange Cranberry Cupcakes With White Chocolate

Ingredients

  • For Cranberry Cupcakes:
  • 1 Box White Cake Mix
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/3 Cup Oil
  • 3/4 Cup Buttermilk
  • 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
  • Zest Of 1 Orange
  • 2 Cups Cranberries (chopped)
  • White Chocolate Ganache:
  • 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips
  • 3 TBS Heavy Whiping Cream
  • White Chocolate Buttercream:
  • 8 oz Cream Cheese (softened)
  • 1/2 Cup Butter (softened)
  • 2 TBS White Chocolate Instant Pudding
  • 1 TSP Vanilla
  • 3-4 Cups Powdered Sugar

Instructions

For Cranberry Cupcakes:

Let's get started with our Cranberry Cupcakes by preheating the oven to 350*. Line pans with cupcake liners. (This recipe will make 24 homemade cupcakes)

In large mixing bowl, mix egg whites, eggs, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla on low speed.

Slowly add cake mix and blend until it's smooth and lump free. Remember, lumps are yucky! Fold in chopped cranberries and zest orange directly into bowl. Stir really good, 1 last time!

Use a food scoop to pour batter into cupcake liners. Less mess, no guess! Fill your liners 3/4 full. Depending on your oven, bake for 17-22 minutes. I was right at 20 minutes. Use the old but never fail 'toothpick comes out clean' trick to test yours. Set those aside on cooling rack. And, while they are cooling off, we're going to start on the ganache.

White Chocolate Ganache:

Melt white chocolate and cream together in a double boiler or pop them in the microwave. I took the microwave route. Easy, peasy. Be careful, white chocolate burns easily! You want a nice thick creamy mixture.

Dip cooled cupcakes in ganache. Let them set before frosting.

White Chocolate Buttercrem:

Beat together your cream cheese and butter. Add pudding and vanilla. Slowly start adding powdered sugar until you reach the consistency you're aiming for to pipe frosting. Too thick? Add 1 TBS of milk at a time. Too runny? Thicken with 2 TBS powdered sugar.

Pipe onto cupcakes and top with super cute sprinkles!

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And there you have it my friends! Perfect Orange Cranberry Cupcakes!

Orange Cranberry Cupcakes

For newbies to The Cupcake Project, and just stumbled into our awesome Orange Cranberry Cupcakes, here’s all 10 weeks up to now:

Week 1, we made these Chocolate Malt Homemade Cupcakes! Just like an old fashioned soda fountain drink. My dad’s favorite!

Week 2, were those  Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes. Remember those creamy bars you got from the Ice Cream man?? THAT!

For Week 3, we made Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes! OMGleeee…. All the fun but no melty mess! And, they are super cute for kids parties.

Week 4 we made THE prettiest homemade cupcakes ever. Really… Strawberry Pink Lemonade Cupcakes Check them out, they are DA BOMB!

Week 5 fell on the 4th of July, so naturally we threw down some 4th of July Cupcakes. Red, White & Blue happiness!

Week 6 I made these Uh.Maze.Ing White Chocolate and Blackberry Cupcakes. Oh.My.Lanta! Just go check out the photo and tell me you don’t want to make them! Gorgeous!

Week 7 was the sweet and tart Lemon Lime Cupcakes. Did you bake them up?

Week 8 was Orange White Chocolate Cupcakes! Add some black sprinkles and you have anotherHalloween Dessert idea!

Week 9 was the Uh.Maze.Ing Caramel Apple Cupcakes that have literally taken off on Pinterest!

 

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We’ve got about 1/3 of the way through our Cupcake Project! How many recipes have you made?

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Comments

  1. Nicole B says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:08 am

    I love cranberry orange bread, so I’m sure these cupcakes would hit the spot for me. They are so perfect for this time of year.

  2. Jennifer Soltys says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:12 am

    Looks like you nailed it as always! Your cupcakes always look so heavenly!!! This one sounds so great for the holidays!

  3. Kelsey Apley says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:28 am

    Those are gorgeous!!! Plus they sound so good, what a fun combo cranberry and orange! Perfect for Fall!

  4. Nancy Lustri (StyleDecor) says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:29 am

    These look amazing! Can’t wait to give these yummy treats a try! 🙂

  5. Angela says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:42 am

    Orange and Cranberry are two of my favorite flavor combinations.

  6. Carolyn M says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Congrats to you for putting forth so much effort to make my favorite…. cupcakes. I’ve been looking for an outlet to sell mine here in Southern Calif. but so far have not been able to do this. Plus I want to eat the profits!

  7. Shauna says

    November 5, 2013 at 9:43 am

    Wow, those look delish! I am passing this onto my MIL because I think it would be perfect for her church brunch next week. Thanks

  8. Ellen Christian says

    November 5, 2013 at 10:03 am

    Oh my those look truly amazing!

  9. Dawn Lopez says

    November 5, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    OMG yes please! These sound crazy delicious! Ugh I just started a low carb diet.. what to do? LOL!

  10. April G says

    November 5, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    Those look amazing!!! I wish I had time to bake them this week but it will have to wait! I’ll definitely think about them for the holidays! Thanks!!

  11. Melissa Lawler says

    November 5, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    I love orange and cranberries together!

  12. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    November 5, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    Why have I never thought to do cranberry in cupcakes? This sounds amazing!!!!

  13. Ashley - Embracing Homemaking says

    November 5, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    Oooh that looks so yummy! I’ve had cranberry muffins but not cupcakes. I like the idea!

  14. Stefani says

    November 5, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    Now I could go for one of these right now. They look delicious.

  15. Mary @TheFlyingCouponer says

    November 9, 2013 at 11:40 am

    Ooooh Mamamia! They look so yummy!! I definitely have to try!

  16. Jenny says

    December 4, 2013 at 11:52 am

    Yum, pinning this to save for later. Sounds like a good dessert to make this month.

  17. Christine says

    December 7, 2013 at 6:07 am

    These look divine! I see that you adapted it slightly from the original Your Cup of Cake recipe. Any reason why you added the extra egg? How did it affect the texture/density of the cake? Thanks!

    • Sassy says

      December 10, 2013 at 6:48 am

      I also noticed the recipe was different from what she has on her website!! I used he recipe directly from the book (the link to it is in the post above) I’m not sure why she has 2 different versions. But the 1 I made was perfect! Perhaps, when she went to print, she adjusted her original recipe??

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