Dreamy Orange Charlotte Recipes

DREAMY ORANGE CREAM

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat pudding mix and orange juice with wire whisk 2 minutes. Refrigerate 5 minutes. Fold in whipped topping.
• Into 4 dessert dishes, divide pudding mixture. Top with crushed granola bars and orange segments.

DREAMY ORANGE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat together the orange cake mix, creamy salad dressing, whipped topping mix, 3/4 cup orange juice, eggs, and 2 tablespoons orange zest in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until mixture is moist, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, then increase speed to medium and continue beating until well blended, about 2 minutes more. Fill the prepared cupcake cups about 2/3 full of batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
• To make cream topping: Beat the marshmallow creme, 1/2 cup unsalted butter, and 1/2 cup shortening in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Top each cooled cupcake with a 1/2-inch thick layer of the cream topping, using a knife to spread the the topping flat. Allow about 1/2 inch of the orange cupcake to show below the white layer.
• To make orange butter cream: Beat 1/2 cup unsalted butter and 1/2 cup shortening together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in 1/4 cup orange juice, zest of 1 orange, vanilla extract, and food coloring until well combined. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until smooth.
• Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large star tip, and pipe a decorative layer of orange butter cream, ending in a peak, over the cream topping on the cupcakes.

ORANGE CHARLOTTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine gelatin and cold water; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Add boiling water; stir until gelatin dissolves.
• Add juices, orange peel and 3/4 cup sugar.
• Set bowl in ice water until mixture is syrupy, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, whip cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
• When gelatin mixture begins to thicken, fold in whipped cream.
• Lightly coat a 9-in. springform pan with nonstick cooking spray. Pour mixture into pan; chill overnight.
• Just before serving, run a knife around edge of pan to loosen. Remove sides of pan. Garnish with oranges and cherries.