orange cranberry white chocolate cupcakes

How To Make orange cranberry white chocolate cupcakes

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 350 and line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Step 2
  In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine egg whites, egg, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and zest at low speed.
• Step 3
  Add in the cake mix and mix on medium speed, then fold in cranberries.
• Step 4
  Use a medium cookie scoop to fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
• Step 5
  Bake for 10 minutes (14- 16 for standard size), until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Step 6
  Allow to cool in the pan for 1 minute, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Step 7
  While the cupcakes are cooling make the ganache by melting the white chocolate chips and heavy cream together in a double boiler or in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each time until almost melted, then stir until completely melted.
• Step 8
  Be careful not to heat to long or the chocolate will burn.
• Step 9
  Invert the cooled cupcakes, one at a time and dip into the ganache.
• Step 10
  Place back on the wire rack and allow the ganache to set.
• Step 11
  Meanwhile, in the (cleaned) bowl of your stand mixer,beat cream cheese and butter at med-high speed for 4 minutes.
• Step 12
  Add in the pudding mix, vanilla extract and powdered sugar and mix at medium-low speed until well combined.
• Step 13
  Add up to an additional 1 cup of powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, if frosting is too thin.
• Step 14
  Use a spatula to scoop the frosting into your piping bag with your preferred decorating tip, and pipe away.
• Step 15
  Top with red sugar sprinkles for an extra festive display.
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