These Pink Champagne Cupcakes have a white cake base with vibrant Champagne frosting and a crisp meringue cookie on top.
If you’ve never tasted champagne frosting, you are in for a treat. It has a delicious sparkle to it that makes it unique and fun to eat. It’s the perfect frosting to top your Valentines Day, wedding, or shower cupcakes.
Tips & Notes
- Make sure the butter and eggs are at room temperature before using. This will make the process of combining the ingredients so much easier.
- The meringue cookies are optional. They can be replaced with candy conversation hearts or sprinkles, or left off completely, if desired.
- The Champagne frosting will keep for a few days, if you have some left over. It can be used for other purposes, like frosting cookies, cakes, or even pancakes.
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Pink Champagne Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup corn starch
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg whites room temperature
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
For the frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons champagne
- 1 drop pink food coloring, optional
For meringue cookies
- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
For the cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (160 degrees C). Line muffin tin with cupcake wrappers.
- Beat softened butter in a stand mixer (or with hand mixer) until smooth and light yellow, about 2 minutes. Add sugar and beat, scraping the sides of the bowl often, until fully incorporated, about 2 minutes. Add the egg whites, vanilla and sour cream and beat again, until fully incorporated.
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- With the mixer on low to medium speed, alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk until fully incorporated, taking care not to overmix.
- Fill each cupcake 2/3 full and bake for 18-24 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
For the frosting
- Add softened butter to mixing bowl and beat until smooth. On low speed, add the powdered sugar and mix well. Add the Champagne one tablespoon at a time. Mix until smooth. Add the frosting to a piping bag and decorate the completely cooled cupcakes. If it's warm in your kitchen, you may need to refrigerate the frosting for 10-15 minutes before using.
For meringue cookies
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add sugar slowly until fully incorporated and stiff peaks form. Fold in the powdered sugar, being careful not to deflate the air in the mixture. Add the mixture to a piping bag and pipe shapes onto the parchment paper. Bake for 2 hours or until totally dry. Turn off oven and let sit until cool.
Notes
- Make sure the butter and eggs are at room temperature before using. This will make the process of combining the ingredients so much easier.
- The meringue cookies are optional. They can be replaced with candy conversation hearts or sprinkles, or left off completely, if desired.
- The Champagne frosting will keep for a few days, if you have some left over. It can be used for other purposes, like frosting cookies, cakes, or even pancakes.
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These cupcakes were so fun to make and VERY delicious! Perfect weekend baking project too 🙂
Tender and moist crumbs, what more can I ask for? What a delicious treat for Valentine’s Day!
These are the cutest cupcakes! I love the champagne. Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
These are so pretty and I love the meringue hearts! Perfecet for Vday!
The champagne adds such a lovely flavor to these cupcakes! They look and taste so good!
The champagne frosting was so good on these cupcakes. I can’t wait to make these again for Valentine’s Day!
This recipe brings together my love of champagne and cupcakes! Love it x
Ooh! I love the champagne flavor. I’m going to make them again for my guys for Valentine’s Day! Thanks for a yummy cupcake recipe