Remember having Dreamsicle ice cream pops as a kid? The ice cream layer with the orange popsicle surrounding it made such a creamy treat! Well, this is THAT in cupcake form! The cupcake is orange flavored - real orange juice and zest mixed in the batter - and filled with delicious vanilla bean buttercream. Can you see the wonderful specs of fresh vanilla bean in the photo? Yum! The frosting is a mix of orange (ala Tang :) buttercream and the vanilla bean buttercream that fills this tasty treat. It really tastes like a Dreamsicle popsicle (just not as cold and such a more "adult" option :) Kudos to Carrie again for a great recipe to play with! I topped these beauties with some homemade edible candy magnolia flowers.
Have a wonderful day, sweet readers!
A sweet, sweet woman and an integral part of my younger son's school is no longer there. Mrs. I (Sherri, hence the S on the cupcakes) left last week after a great couple of years. We will miss her dearly. These cupcakes were the sweet dreamsicle ones with a fondant S on each one to celebrate Sherri.
We had some new neighbors move in over the weekend, so I made up this box of cupcakes to greet them with today. The orange are the dreamsicle cupcakes and the chocolate are my chocolate surprise with a chocolate and vanilla bean frosting swirl. Unfortunately, after knocking with eager anticipation at the door of our new neighbors, the boys and I were greeted only by their barking dog on the other side of the door. We love dogs, but were dissapointed they weren't home. So the cupcakes came home with us. Hopefully we can catch them tomorrow before we are tempted to eat the cupcakes ourselves! :)
