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!!
Mother’s Day Collaboration by #GlobalFoodies Bloggers
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.
- Traditional Russian Crepe by Julia of Imagelicious.
- Apple Rose Puffs by Gloria of Homemade & Yummy.
- Nutella Banana Waffles by Arlene of Flour on my Face.
- 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.
Let’s talk ingredients and substitutes (Save/Pin)
- Champagne – Yes, we do use Champagne! We spoke about it in details on the previous post. So just to avoid repeating myself again. I’ll just say – please use a good champagne as it will contribute to the taste as much as to flavor.
- Cherries – A secret ingredient just like my Perfect Pink Champagne Buttercream. It adds a slight flavor but also gives that ever so pretty pink tinge. If you don’t have cherries – just add a drop of pink food color gel.
- Food color – I don’t always use food color. I like the little ting of color I get from the cherries. And yet, in this post, I have used a dash of Magic Color Bazooka Pink just so the camera would pick on the pink. (It would be weird calling them Pink Champagne cupcakes if they didn’t look pink right?)
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.
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Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream
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Pink Champagne Cupcakes with Pink Champagne Buttercream Recipe
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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
Conversions - Switch between Metric & US for other measurement options
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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Carol
Dear…Thank u so.much for the recipe…Just a question…Would I be able to make a two layered cake…And if using just non alcoholic sparkling grape juice…Do I need to reduce it…Hoping for a reply soon
Veena Azmanov
Hey Carol. This is a small recipe so you won’t get two layers of cake. Probably a 6-inch layer that you can divide into two. You will need to reduce any juice if you want a more concentrated flavor. Alternatively, you can only use 1/3 cup juice (the amount of the reduced liquid) Hope this helps.
Jess
It’s a yummy recipe but I’m curious as I followed the recipe to the letter except that I put it in a tin rather than cupcakes, The batter doesn’t really rise much at all and a very small batch, does that seem right? It’s a nice moist cake though.
Veena Azmanov
Hey Jess. Doesn’t sound right. Usually, a 12 cupcake batter would be good with 125 grams flour and this one has 150 grams. So technically it is not a small batch. It should make a good full cupcake. And yes it does rise well.
Can you check if your leavening agent is still good? I have baked this more than once and it does make a decent size with a light and fluffy cupcake.
Cheryl
Can you make wedding cakes with this recipe? I have a friend that has requested it. I havnt found a good recipe yet. Thank You
Veena Azmanov
You can make Pink Champagne Cake for a wedding but this is a small batch – multiplying it over to make a larger batch make not be a great idea.
Samantha
Is it possible to do these without reducing the champagne at all? Is the reduction really just to get the color by letting it blend with the fruit? I’m guessing that since you reduce first and then use the required amount of liquid from that, that I technically could skip that part… But I want to make sure.
Veena Azmanov
The point of the reduction is not just color but intensifying the flavor of champagne too. If you add too much liquid it will affect the consistency of the champagne. You can skip the champagne and add just a flavoring and color but it would not be the same thing.
Samantha
Okay, thank you for letting me know. C:
Veena Azmanov
Enjoy!
Julia
These cupcakes are absolutely gorgeous! I like the idea of using good non -alcoholic sparkling grape juice. I don’t think I’d be able to justify using proper real champagne in baking – too expensive
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Julia. Absolutely I love having a non alcoholic option always.. Everyone must enjoy these delicious cupcake for sure.
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy
These are beautiful. I know a few Mom’s that would love to celebrate the day eating delicious and pretty cupcakes. The champagne adds a nice touch…and just elevates them for a special occasion.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Gloria.. I agree – Would make any special occasion really special.
Arlene Mobley
Veena your Pink Champagne Cupcakes are a perfect way to celebrate Mom’s on Mother’s Day!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you SO MUCH Arlene..!!
Melissa Novotny
I have made these cupcakes several times and always get rave reviews. People LOVE them and always want the recipe. I just sent the link again to another friend today. Thanks!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you so much Mellisa. Appreciate the feedback. Thank you!
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Wow…Champagne cupcakes sound amazing and so pretty. I think anyone would be Happy to see those for Mothers day or anytime!
Veena Azmanov
Thanks Stephanie.. these are definitely versatile
Catherine
These are so pretty and elegant…a perfect dessert to celebrate with for any occasion!
Veena Azmanov
That is true Catherine. Thanks
Tina Dawson | Love is in my Tummy
What an interesting piece of trivia about Champagne and Sparkling Wine!!!!! These cupcakes would be so perfect for a bridal shower!!!!
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Tina. Glad you found that interesting. Would definitely make a great treat for bridal shower.
Brandi Crawford
These photos are so gorgeous. I need to make these for girls’ night.
Veena Azmanov
Thanks Brnadi. Would be great for girls night.
Luci's Morsels
These look delicious and what a fun idea! These would be such a fun treat for a girl’s night or shower. Thanks for sharing! Luci’s Morsels | fashion. food. frivolity.
Veena Azmanov
So true Luci. Would definitely make a great girls night or shower. Thanks