Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

Pink champagne cupcakes are moist and delicious. They are baked from scratch using Champagne reduction from cupcake to frosting. Decorated with pretty pink swirls of pink champagne buttercream they will make an impressing addition to any special occasion be it mother’s day, valentine’s day or wedding.

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There is something about pink champagne cupcakes or buttercream that says – luxury! Doesn’t it? I think they are perfect for any special occasion such as Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day, even a wedding and of course birthdays!!

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First of all, this is my Mother’s Day collaboration post with four other food blogger friends at #GlobalFoodies. And, this month we bring four delicious Mother’s Day recipes to celebrate with. I think you are. going to love it.

1. Traditional Russian Crepe by Julia of Imagelicious.
2. Apple Rose Puffs by Gloria of Homemade & Yummy.
3. Nutella Banana Waffles by Arlene of Flour on my Face.
4. and of course Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream by ME!!

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Champagne!! 

Do you know that not all sparkling wine is champagne? BUT all champagne is sparkling wine. So, while we often refer to all sparkling wine as champagne, the truth is that only the sparkling wine that comes from the city of Champagne in France can be called Champagne. I learned that years ago while working for Singapore Airlines.

And I did visit Champagne – a zillion years ago before I got married. I love to travel and one of my trips was to this beautiful country France.

We traveled from Paris, down to Lourdes, Marseilles, Monte Carlo, Niece, Bordeaux, Champagne. Then on to Brussels in Belgium and back to Paris. While in Champagne I visited the winery Krug Grand Cuvee Champagne. And it was such a wonderful experience. I still remember it so fondly.  The trip took us 27 days and it was so beautiful!. Also, it was so hectic. Hence, the first thing I said when I reached home was – I need another vacation to rest.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

Pink Champagne Buttercream 

In my previous post, I gave you the recipe for my Pink Champagne Buttercream. So, you can use it with this or any other cakes or cupcakes. It’s a very delicious recipe made with champagne reduction and I highly recommend it.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

Alcohol-Free Pink Champagne Cupcakes

Well, Champagne does have alcohol but if you break it down it’s a sparkling grape juice! Right? So go ahead and use any non alcoholic sparkling grape juice you like. Nowadays you get a big selection of these on the market. We often buy these for the kids when we want to celebrate with champagne so the kids don’t feel left out. You can do the same reduction as we did with champagne.

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Useful Tips and Tools

• If you bake often, it would be a good idea to invest in a cake mixer. Because often we try to mix by hand and then we are too tired to give it enough creaming or mixing. So, if you are making this buttercream go head and remove that K-Mix or Kitchen Aid from your kitchen cabinet. And, you don’t have to buy an expensive stand mixer, a simple hand mixer works great too.
• Having said that, a simple Bowl, whisk and Spatula with a little extra elbow grease will do too.
• Personally, I believe in weighing ingredients by weight, which makes my kitchen scaleone of the most valuable items when baking. The same goes for mymeasuring cups and measuring spoons. It’s always a good idea to have these handy and use them when baking rather than trying to guess measurements.
• Also, it is important to buy cupcake linersfrom a trustworthy source to prevent peeling. There is nothing worse than to bake good cupcakes or muffins and then have all the liners peel off.
• Additionally, you can use a measuring cup to ensure you divide the batter evenly among all the cupcakes or muffins. That way all your cupcakes will be a similar size. Personally, I love using my cupcake scooper for that purpose.  
• A good baking tray is always important. Try using a light colored baking trayBaking tray. Another option is to line the baking tray with Parchment Paper for easy clean up just in case of spillage.
• Every oven works differently. So the baking times are just guidelines. In case of muffins and cupcakes, it’s often a good idea to rotate the baking tray mid-way the baking so they cook and rise evenly.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

• Unsalted butter  – 140 grams (1 1/4 stick)
• Sugar – 150 grams (3/4 cup)
• All-purpose flour – 150 grams
• Eggs – 2 large
• Baking powder – 1 tsp
• Salt – 1/4 tsp
• Champagne – 240 ml  (1 cup)
• Cherries – 4
• Clear vanilla – 1/2 tsp
• Champagne extract – 1/2 tsp (optional)
• Pink food color – 2 drops (optional)

Frosting

• Pink Champagne buttercream  (recipe here) OR
• Vanilla buttercream frosting  OR
• Velvet American buttercream frosting 

Method

Prepare champagne reduction for both cupcakes and buttercream at once

• Crush the cherries slightly to bruise them.
• Place champagne and cherries in a saucepan on low heat.
• Reduce the liquid to almost 1/3 of its original quantity.
• Set aside covered to cool.
• Use the amount requested in each recipe for the cupcakes as well as buttercream.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

Prepare Cupcake Batter 

• Preheat oven to 160 C / 320 F.
• Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• Swift all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder – set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl with the paddle attachment or hand whisk until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Next, add the extracts vanilla and champagne.
• Now add flour and champagne.
• If the batter is too stiff add one or two tablespoons of milk.
• Add pink food color -mix to incorporate.
• Scoop batter into cupcake liners.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before decorating.

Prepare the frosting recipe and decorate

• Prepare any of the frosting recipes mentioned above. I have used Pink Champagne Buttercream Frosting.
  (hence the champagne reduction for both the cupcakes and buttercream above).
• Alternatively, you can use any of my other frosting recipes here.
• Place frosting in the piping bag with your favorite piping tip and pipe a swirl on top.

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream

 Recipe Card – Pink Champagne Cupcakes

Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream Recipe

Author: Veena Azmanov

Pink champagne cupcakes are moist and delicious. They are baked from scratch using Champagne reduction from cupcake to frosting. Decorated with pretty pink swirls of pink champagne buttercream they will make an impressing addition to any special occasion be it mother's day, valentine's day or wedding.

5 from 12 votes

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: French

Keyword: Champagne Cupcake Recipe, Pink Champagne Cupcakes

Adjust Servings Here: 15 Cupcakes

Calories: 160kcal

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 18 mins

Total Time: 33 mins

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

• 140 grams Unsalted butter
• 150 grams Sugar
• 150 grams All-purpose flour
• 2 Eggs large
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 240 ml Champagne
• 4 Cherries
• 1/2 tsp Clear vanilla
• 1/2 tsp Champagne extract optional
• 2 drops Pink food color optional

Frosting

• 4 cups Pink Champagne buttercream  recipe here OR
• 4 cups Vanilla buttercream frosting recipe here OR
• 4 cups Velvet American buttercream frosting recipe here

Metric - US customary

Instructions

Prepare champagne reduction for both cupcakes and buttercream at once

• Crush the cherries slightly to bruise them.
• Place champagne and cherries in a saucepan on low heat.
• Reduce the liquid to almost 1/3 of its original quantity.
• Set aside covered to cool.
• Use the amount requested in each recipe for the cupcake as well as buttercream.

Prepare Cupcake Batter 

• Preheat oven to 160 C / 320 F.
• Line a muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• Swift all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder - set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl with the paddle attachment or hand whisk until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time.
• Next, add the extracts vanilla and champagne.
• Now add flour and champagne.
• If the batter is too stiff add one or two tablespoons of milk.
• Add pink food color - mix to incorporate.
• Scoop batter into cupcake liners.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool completely before decorating.

Prepare Frosting

• Prepare any of the three frostings you want from above. I prepared Pink Champagne Buttercream for these
  (hence the champagne reduction for both cupcakes and buttercream shown above).
• Alternatively, you can choose any of my other buttercream recipes here.
• Put buttercream in a piping bag and pipe a swirl on top of each cupcake. 

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 71mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 5.3% | Vitamin C: 0.2% | Calcium: 2.3% | Iron: 3.7%

The nutrition information and metric conversion are calculated automatically. I cannot guarantee its accuracy. If this data is important to you please verify with your trusted nutrition calculator. Thank you

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