Champagne Cupcakes

Celebrate every occasion with these homemade Champagne Cupcakes! Packed with the bold flavor of champagne and a sweet strawberry filling giving you the perfect cupcake recipe!

Course Desserts

Cuisine American

Keyword champagne, cupcake, cupcakes, strawberry

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings cupcakes

Calories 397kcal

Author Jesseca

Equipment

Ingredients

Cupcake:

1½ cups cake flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg whites
1 cup Champagne

Champagne Buttercream:

1 cup butter softened
5 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup champagne

Strawberry Filling

3/4 cup strawberry jam

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Instructions

Cupcake:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two cupcake tins with paper liners and set them aside for later.
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar inside the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, about 2 minutes, until it is light and creamy. Stir the vanilla followed by the dry ingredients and champagne.
In a separate small bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into the batter until fully incorporated.
Divide the dough between your paper liners, filling 2/3 full. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the cupcakes from the pan and transfer to a wire cooling rack. Let them cool completely before filling.

Filling the Cupcakes:

Once the cupcakes have cooled, remove the center with a cupcake corer or paring knife.
Spoon 1 tablespoon of strawberry jam into each cupcake, pressing the cut out portion of the cake back on top.

Champagne Buttercream:

Place the butter into a clean mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes or until smooth.
Add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until mixed fully.
Stir in the vanilla extract and champagne. Whip for 5 minutes, scraping the bowl once halfway through.
Pipe or spread onto the filled cupcakes.

Notes

Fill with blended strawberry sauce if desired.

For a stronger champagne flavor, consider reducing the champagne by cooking it stovetop until it has reduced by half. Let it cool before adding to the recipe.

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