Baking Junkie opened the Booze Cakes book and decided to give this pink champagne cupcake recipe a try. These are the perfect Valentine’s Day cupcake for your significant other.
“These were the first cupcakes I made from Booze Cakes and wow, they were strong! I cut the champagne in the recipe in half, but I think I could have decreased it even more. I was a little worried, but I liked the finished product more than I thought I was going to. While these weren’t my personal favorite, a co-worker declared them the best thing I’ve ever made. I think if you are a lover of champagne these would be the perfect Valentine’s Day treat to whip up for you and your sweetie. Enjoy!”
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6 egg whites
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2-3 drops red food coloring
- 1 cup champagne
Pink Champagne Frosting
- ¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) salted butter, room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup champagne
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla
- 2-3 drops red food coloring
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. In a mixing bowl beat together butter and sugar for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, then beat in egg whites one at a time. Add a few drops of food coloring until the batter is the color of your preference.
Add in flour mixture and champagne in three alternating additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Pour batter into cupcake liners, filling ⅔ full. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
To make the frosting beat together the butter and vanilla. Add powdered sugar in one cup increments, then add champagne, milk, and food coloring. Frost cupcakes once they have completely cooled. Makes 2 dozen cupcakes.