Description
Delicate champagne cupcakes sparkle with festive elegance, blending celebratory bubbles into each tender crumb. Luxurious frosting crowns these elegant desserts, promising a sophisticated sweet experience you’ll savor from first delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1.75 cups (220 grams) all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup (115 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 0.5 cup (120 milliliters) champagne or sparkling wine
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.25 cup (60 milliliters) whole milk
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups (480 grams) powdered sugar
- 0.25 cup (60 milliliters) champagne or sparkling wine, reduced to 2 tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by heating to 350F (175C) and arranging cupcake liners in a 12-cup muffin tin.
- Create a dry mixture by whisking flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a separate large bowl, thoroughly blend butter and sugar until achieving a light, airy consistency.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, ensuring complete integration after each addition, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Gently fold dry ingredients and champagne alternately with milk, beginning and concluding with dry ingredients, mixing minimally to maintain batter texture.
- Distribute batter evenly across cupcake liners, filling approximately three-quarters of each liner.
- Place muffin tin in preheated oven and bake for 18-22 minutes, confirming doneness by inserting a toothpick that emerges clean.
- Allow cupcakes to rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling.
- Reduce champagne in a small saucepan until reaching approximately 2 tablespoons, then cool to room temperature.
- Whip butter until creamy, gradually incorporating powdered sugar at low speed.
- Enhance frosting by adding reduced champagne, vanilla extract, and salt, then beat at high speed until achieving a light, fluffy texture.
- Decorate cooled cupcakes by piping or spreading frosting, optionally embellishing with sprinkles, edible glitter, or fresh berries.
Notes
- Choose high-quality champagne for the most vibrant flavor, ensuring a delicate and sophisticated taste profile in your cupcakes.
- Reduce champagne carefully to concentrate its flavor without burning, creating an intense essence that elevates the entire dessert.
- Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature before mixing, which helps create a smoother, more uniform cupcake batter and prevents potential curdling.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend, maintaining the cupcake’s delicate texture and champagne-infused charm.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 50mg