Champagne Cupcakes

This easy tutorial on how to make Champagne cupcakes is super easy and they are delicious!

Made seriously easy with the help of a boxed cake mix. This shortcut Champagne cupcake recipe is a wonderful way to welcome the new year! Why not start the year with cupcakes? Cheers!

Hello Friends!

Champagne cupcakes are a great way to ring in the new year.  

Why This Recipe

These cupcakes are quite easy as they start from a boxed mix.

These are made with a tasty champagne buttercream frosting. These really are delicious cupcakes!

This time of the year I am too busy to make them from scratch so I just played around by adding champagne to the mix and frosting. After all cupcakes and champagne go together really well.

I finally made a formula I liked. It is a fun and simple New Years dessert idea. 

The flavor is subtle and sweet making a tasty cupcake. Next year, besides exercising more and discovering new books,  I resolve to make more cupcakes LOL.

Champagne cupcakes are great for weddings, engagement parties and New Years Eve celebrations.

Champagne Cupcake Ingredients

• boxed cake mix - I like to use a yellow, white or vanilla cake mix.
• egg - per cake mix directions
• oil
• champagne - you don't have to use an expensive brand but use a decent brand. Like wine If you wouldn't drink it, don't cook with it!. You can use sweet or brut champagne.
• festive sprinkles

Equipment and Kitchen Tools Needed

• mixing bowl
• electric mixer or spoon
• cupcake tin
• baking cups
• piping bag and piping tip

How to Make Champagne Cupcakes from a Mix

Step By Step Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
2. Prepare a cupcake or muffin tin with cupcake liners.
3. In a large bowl, mix together cake mix ingredients as directed on box
4. Bake as directed and prepare buttercream champagne frosting.
5. Frost when cupcakes are cooled.
6. Top with festive sprinkles and serve.

Recipe Notes, Variations,  and Substitutions

• For best results, ensure the champagne is at room temperature when preparing the cake.
• You can substitute pink champagne for a simple variation. I would recommend using a bit of red or pink food coloring.
• You can substitute milk, half and half or heavy cream for the champagne in the frosting.
• Top. cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting.

Serving and Storage Suggestions

• Store leftovers in an airtight container. 

Don't forget to bookmark this recipe! It is also great for a bridal shower or wedding dessert!

More Festive New Year's Dessert Ideas

• Chocolate Covered Strawberries - These go great with champagne.
• Raspberry Dessert Parfaits - A lovely and simple layered dessert.
• Award Cookies - these festive cookies work nicely for a NYE party.
• Chocolate Fondue - A lovely and beautiful dessert idea for a crowd.
• Simple Caramel Apple Cupcakes – Delicious spice cake cookies with a buttercream frosting and a caramel drizzle.
• Nutella Swirl Cupcakes – These are beautiful cupcakes for hazelnut lovers

Champagne Cupcakes

Champagne Cupcakes

Raquel Pineira

Delicious Champagne cupcakes with champagne buttercream from a cak mix.

5 from 20 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Additional Time 10 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Cupcakes

Cuisine American

Servings 24

Calories 39 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 box yellow or white cake mix
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ ⅓ cup oil
• ▢ 1 ¼ cups champagne
• ▢ frosting recipe below
• ▢ festive sprinkles - I like silver white or gold

Instructions

 

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking pan with cups.
• 2.  Mix ingredients together in a bowl.  
• 3. Fill cups with batter 2.3 full.  
• 4. Bake 17-19 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
• 5. Let cupcakes cool and frost with champagne buttercream icing (recipe below).

Notes

Note: Nutrition calculations are just for plain cupcake before frosting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 39kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 6mgPotassium: 16mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 20IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 1mg

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Champagne Buttercream Icing

4 cups powdered sugar

1 stick butter (½ cup), softened

4 -5 tablespoons champagne

Cream butter, add powdered sugar gradually using a mixer.  Pipe in decorator tube or use a knife to frost.

Cheers!  We hope you enjoyed this fun NYE dessert idea! We are all about savoring the season. 

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