# Cranberry Orange Cupcakes

These delightful Cranberry Orange Cupcakes are a super easy and delicious holiday treat that you'll want to make all year round, perfect for any festive gathering.

- Servings: 12 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- frozen cranberries
- 0.5 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 12 pieces salted butter
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 0.33 cup melted butter
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 eggs
- 1 orange orange zest

## Instructions

1. Place frozen cranberries into each cup of a greased muffin tin.
2. Add half a tablespoon of light brown sugar on top of the cranberries in each cup.
3. Place one pat of salted butter, sliced into 12 pieces, onto each cup of cranberries and brown sugar.
4. Pour one box of buttery recipe yellow cake mix into a large bowl.
5. Add 1/3 cup of melted butter into the cake mix.
6. Pour one cup of orange juice into the cake mix.
7. Crack three eggs into the cake mix.
8. Zest one orange directly into the cake mix for extra orange flavor.
9. Whisk all ingredients together until fully mixed.
10. Use an ice cream scoop to evenly distribute the batter over the cranberries and butter in the muffin tin, filling each cup to the top.
11. Bake the muffins in an oven preheated to 350°F (175°C) for about 20 to 25 minutes.
12. Run a knife along the edges of each muffin to ensure they don't stick before flipping them over onto a cutting board.
13. Serve one muffin on a mini plate and enjoy.

## Equipment

- muffin tin
- bowl
- whisk
- measuring cup
- zester
- ice cream scoop
- cutting board
- oven mitts
- mini plate

## Tips

- You can swap out the cranberries for a different fruit like blueberries or raspberries.
- Do not overfill the muffin cups as the cranberries will soften and shrink.
- Allow the cupcakes to sit for a bit after baking, though they are delicious warm.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThh5LsfF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d34e1f17-4c01-4af7-89ec-bcaf2ea979c7
- Extracted: 2026-01-17

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