white chocolate and irish cream orange cupcakes

Ingredients For white chocolate and irish cream orange cupcakes

• FOR CAKE
• 2 c

  cake flour, sifted
• 4 lg

  eggs, room temperature
• 1/3 c

  vegetable oil
• 1 c

  sugar
• 2 tsp

  baking powder
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 1

  3 ounce packet of instant vanilla pudding powder
• 3/4 c

  orange juice, fresh
• 1/2 c

  white chocolate irish cream
• 1 tsp

  fine freshly grated orange zest
• food coloring to adjust color, optional
• FOR ORANGE SYRUP GLAZE
• the flesh of 2 navel oranges, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/2 c

  sugar
• 1/2 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp

  fresh finely graed orange zest
• 1/3 c

  white chocolate irish cream
• 1 1/2 Tbsp

  cornstarch
• 1 1/4 c

  white chocolate chips
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 Tbsp

  butter
• FOR FROSTING
• 2

  8 ounce packs of cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 c

  sour cream
• 1/2 c

  confectioners' sugar
• 1 tsp

  pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp

  pure orange extract
• 1 c

  orange syrup glaze
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• food coloring to adjust color, optional