First off – Happy Birthday to one of my besties Lindsey! What a great way to celebrate – champagne & cupcakes!!
These cupcakes are so good that if you are not a big icing fan (like John) they taste just as good without the icing. But how can you say no to icing when they are this pretty in pink?
I came up with the recipe for these because it was the One Year Anniversary of Bakin’ Friends. The secret ingredient for the month was Sprinkles. So I thought champagne is a great way to celebrate and why not add white sprinkles to the batter & icing?!
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Champagne and Sprinkles Cupcakes
Ingredients
Batter:
- 3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup champagne
- 1 cup milk
- 6 egg whites
- 1/4 cup sprinkles
Frosting:
- 1/4 cup champagne
- 1 stick butter softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- Red food coloring
- Sprinkles about 1 tablespoon
- Edible Pearls for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a stand mixer, whisk together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in above dry ingredients (will turn into a thick mixture).
- Add in vanilla, champagne, sprinkles, and milk. Then add in egg whites - one at a time. Stir until well combined.
- Fill cupcake liners to 3/4 full. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes or until you insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.
- Once done, allow cupcakes to cool completely before icing.
Frosting:
- While cupcakes are baking, beat together butter and shortening until creamy. Add in vanilla and champagne. Then add sugar 1c. at a time. Add 1-2 tsp. of food coloring. Fold in sprinkles.
- Pipe on cooled cupcakes. If frosting is too dry add a few Tbsp. of milk, if too wet add a little more powdered sugar.
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Comments & Reviews
steph@stephsbitebybite says
These cupcakes were so good!! So light, but perfectly sweet!
Lindsey says
I can’t believe I got a shout out on your blog!!! I feel so loved! It’s looking great by the way! Missing you friend and can’t wait to try these!!!