Simple Orange and Vanilla Cupcakes

Orange cupcake recipe from Cupcake Project (with added red and yellow food coloring to make an orange-ier orange color)

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Vanilla Frosting:

     2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter

     5 c powdered sugar

     1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

     1 tbsp milk

     Beat butter until creamy. Add sugar one cup at a time, beating until smooth between each cup. Add vanilla and milk. Beat until fluffy.

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I tried adding a filling to these cupcakes that was too heavy to balance out the density of the cake (and was fairly tasteless in its own right). I'm going to tinker with this recipe and make something workable for Sunday. I'm thinking cherries for this next batch.