I promise this blog won't be all serious, all the time. So to lighten things up, I thought we'd talk about something a little sweeter. A little pinker. Yes, we're talking about cupcakes!
For my sister-in-law's bachelorette party day, I was in charge of bringing cupcakes. These could either be purchased or baked. Didn't matter. Seeing that I love baking and had some free time, the obvious decision was to bake them. At first, I was all gung ho and thought I would make everything from scratch. The morning of the party. (oops) As the clock was ticking, it was either bake them from scratch and show up late; or play it safe, use a box mix, and arrive at brunch on time.
Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes
Original recipe can be found at Gimme Some Oven
Cupcake
I used white cake mix and followed the recipe on the box except for substituting about 3/4 c of the water for champage/sparkling wine. The original recipe suggested using a champagne on the sweeter side.
Frosting
- 3 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons champagne, at room temperature
- A few tablespoons of raspberry preserves (with or without seeds, I love Smucker's)
The additional raspberry preserves may make the frosting a little thinner, so add a little more powdered sugar to thicken things up. If this frosting is too thick, add a little more champagne.
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