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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Sweet Treats Saturday: Champagne Cupcakes


What better treat for Valentine's Day then some champagne cupcakes? When a friend showed me this recipe, I was instantly looking for an occasion to make it.


The cupcakes and pastry cream filling have a light champagne taste. I made a slight tweak to the frosting because I thought it was a little too sweet.  You can try either way and adjust it after you taste it.

The champagne combined with sour cream, and the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

The recipe can be found at the Sprinkle Bakes Blog.  My revised version of the frosting is below.

Just out of the oven.

The pastry cream filling. I carved out the filling with a spoon.

Champagne Cupcakes Frosting (Revised):
1 cup plus 1 tbsp champagne or prosecco
2 sticks of butter softened
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2  oz. cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla

Prepare frosting as in the original directions, but add the additional cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and vanilla.

Beautiful champagne cupcakes.

Also, I had plenty of the pastry cream filling for another batch of the cupcake batter.



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7 comments:

  1. These sound really yummy - and I could drink the leftover champagne while I was making them - win win!

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  2. Christine, why do you do this to me? These look amazing!

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  3. Exactly Mrs. Exeter! It was my plan as well ;)
    Elle, you've got to try these. They were soooo delicious. And pretty!

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  4. OMG. My mom would love these! She is known to bring her own bottle of champagne to events. (I think she's doing that tomorrow for a Superbowl party!)

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  5. These look delicious! I love cupcakes and champagne.:)

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  6. These look amazing! I love champagne and i love cupcakes so this is a perfect combo! Love it!

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