Champagne Cupcakes with Kir Royale Frosting

Champagne Cupcakes with Kir Royale Frosting


Layla is watching this cupcake very closely! The recipe for this cupcake is from Crazy About Cupcakes by Krystina Castella.

Champagne Cupcakes with Kir Royale Frosting


When I made the frosting I added some Creme de Cassis to the champagne to make it more like a Kir Royale...my fav drink!

Here's the recipe:

Champagne Cupcakes (I got 20 cupcakes out of this recipe)

Ingredients:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2/3 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup champagne (the sweeter the better – even strawberry would be great!!)
6 egg whites

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a cupcake pan with liners.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, and then blend into creamed mixture alternately with champagne.

In another large clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into batter to lighten it, then fold in remaining egg whites. Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Champagne Buttercream Icing

Ingredients:
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
1-1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temperature
3 tablespoons champagne (I did two tablespoons champagne and 1 tablespoon Creme de Cassis)
4-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directors:
In a large bowl beat the shortening and butter until combined. Add the champagne. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar and beat until smooth. If necessary, add additional champagne to achieve desired consistency.

Hope you have a great week...and so does Layla!

CQ

30 comments:

  1. Are you still going through Martha Stewart's book, or is that already done?

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  2. totally awesome cupcakes! I absolutely love your blog!

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  3. Mary H1:33 AM

    Love the color!

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  4. LOVE this recipe and will be trying it soon. Great photos too, this is definitely a good party cupcake. Thanks!

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  5. hi!!

    Omg, delicious blog!!
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  6. those cupcakes look gorge xxx

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  7. those cupcakes look gorge xxx

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  8. Just found your blog - how could I not become a follower? Great stuff!

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  9. those cupcakes look DELISH!

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  10. Nice shot with your cute dog and the cupcake. Anyways, this recipe looks creamy and yummy! How can I resist this delicious cupcake?

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  11. Ooh... those sound sinful and yummy!

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  12. These cupcakes look beautiful! I would love to try this recipe!
    And the pictures of the dog are adorable too.
    Maybe I'll post some of my dogs during my next update!

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  13. These look very good and will be trying them at my next party Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Omg, delicious blog! Nice shot with your cute dog and the cupcake. Anyways, this recipe looks creamy and yummy! How can I resist this delicious cupcake. thax for the recipe.

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  15. let me give you suggestion, Frost cooled cupcakes and place in individual chocolate cups. Top with raspberries.

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  16. AWWW! This dog desperately want this cake but i think you haven't allowed him to eat. lol

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  17. Well, Nice shot with your cute dog and the cupcake. Anyways, this recipe looks creamy and yummy! How can I resist this delicious cupcake. keep it up.

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  18. Wow, These look very good and will be trying them at my next party Thanks for sharing.

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  19. Nice shot with your cute dog and the cupcake. Anyways, this recipe looks creamy and yummy! How can I resist this delicious cupcake. thanx for the recipe, keep it up.

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  20. Wow, I like the those cup cakes and it really looks cute. I might try bake some of those.

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  21. Well, Nice shot with your cute dog and the cupcake. Anyways, this recipe looks creamy and yummy! keep it up.

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  22. Oh I like what you have done, you put the cupcakes in the wine glass, really cute! I'm pretty sure the cupcakes are very yummy :)

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  23. I used a brut champagne that gave the cupcake a strangely yeasty flavor and aroma. We liked it, but others may want to try to find a frutier champagne.

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  24. I'm looking to make some champagne cupcakes, topped with pink icing, a strawberry and drizzled slightly with a strawberry coulis. It would be very helpful to know if anyone has some tasted recipes for strawberry coulis and for champagne cupcakes, preferably for a very soft sponge.

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  25. Such a light and fluffy cake mix...I followed the recipe exactly and loved the way this came out! I used a regular buttercream frosting.

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  26. Wow, liked it, but others may want to try to find a frutier champagne, thanx for sharing.

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  27. Great photos, this is definitely a good party cupcake. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  28. Awesome recipe! Just enough flavor of zucchini and walnut to change up a basic chocolate cupcake. Kids and adults loved them alike!

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  29. The picture of the dog facing the cupcake is really cute. Oh I like what you have done, you put the cupcakes in the wine glass, really cute! I'm pretty sure the cupcakes are very yummy :)

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