A combination of sparkling and sweet, pink champagne can add the perfect amount of sass to your baked goods! I first heard of pink champagne as a cake flavor when I was choosing a wedding cake several years ago. Out of curiosity, I had to try it. The tiny bubbles made the cake moist and fluffy with a light champagne flavor.
The best part of this recipe is that you don’t have to advanced in baking to make it. It is as simple as baking a regular box cake mix and substituting the water for an equal amount of pink champagne! These cupcakes are a fabulous treat to serve at bridal showers, bachelorette parties, or birthday celebrations.
I hope that you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
Pink Champagne Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Cake:
1 Box White Cake Mix
1 ¼ C Pink Champagne
3 Egg Whites
1/3 C Oil
3 Drops of Red Food Coloring
Frosting:
- Container White Frosting
- Tablespoons Pink Champagne
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a 12-cup muffin pan with standard size cupcake liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the dry cake mix, pink champagne, egg whites and oil. Add 3 drops of red food coloring to give the cupcakes a nice pink color.
- Using a mixer, mix the ingredients on high for approximately 3 minutes and then on medium until all ingredients are combined thoroughly.
- Fill the cupcake liners approximately ? of the way full of the mixture.
- Bake for 18 – 20 minutes or until you can stick a toothpick in the center and it comes out completely clean.
Frosting:
In a medium mixing bowl, combine a container of white frosting (I used the whipped frosting) and add about 2 Tablespoons of pink champagne. If you use the whipped frosting, be careful to not add a lot of the champagne because it will make your frosting runny. Using a whisk, beat the mixture until stiff.
For the cupcakes in the photo, I used a size 12 Wilton tip to frost the cupcakes and Wilton Pearlized Sprinkled in Pink.
Recipe yields approximately 16 – 18 cupcakes, depending on how generous you are when filling them.
If you are only making one batch you will also have ? of the bottle of pink champagne left. I usually enjoy a glass while I’m waiting for the cupcakes to bake and another few glasses after I have finished decorating them. Inviting a friend over during the baking process is highly recommended for these cupcakes!
Cheers!
Amanda is the owner of Midwestern Moms, a blog featuring delicious recipes, fun craft tutorials, product reviews and occasional giveaways. She currently resides in Nebraska with her husband and 2-year old daughter.
In the ingredient list is says “? C Oil” How much oil are you supposed to use? Thanks
sorry that was my typo- 1/3 C Oil. Sorry- will fix!
Looks cute yummy!
Thanks for sharing this! Love to cook.
Perfect for the Sunday gatherings! They will go over well!
That looks Delicious! With a capital D.
Wish I had one right now.
I’ve never heard of using this in cupcakes. Bubbles making it moist makes sense to me. Now I’m hungry.
I think this is a great upgrade to cupcakes. You make them sound so easy to make. The are pretty also, especially with the beading. They look delicious!
Those look so good and PRETTY!
This recipe looks very yummy!! It would be perfect for a spring or summer wedding or shower!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!
These look super delicious and so simple to make too!
Wow- it sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
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I definitely need to try these.
These look amazing ! going to have to try them soon!!!
Thanks for sharing. I love trying new cupcake flavors and these look so pretty!
I love to bake and this looks yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This looks interesting. I wonder if regular champagne would work for more colour variations.
These look great! I would never have thought of using Champagne in cupcakes!!
I have two wedding showers coming up and these look so elegant and EASY!
Great idea, will have to try it sometime!!!
how cute do the cupcakes look…they sound delicious! would be fun for a girl baby shower
as the dessert
oh boy do these ever look good !!!
Looks tasty!
these would be great to munch on during a picnic with friends. Look great and appetizing
I will have to make these cupcakes!! They look great and with champagne that is great!!
THEY SOUND GREAT ,BUT CAN U GET A BUZZ AFTER EATING THEM..HEHE
Look good!
I’ve been doing this for years I substitute the water for pink champagne in cake mix and add greneadine instead of food coloring as it adds a touch of flavor as well as color. There my favorite and everyone else’s.
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I made these cupcakes for Teacher Appreciation week last week and they were delicious! I used regular champagne instead of pink champagne and the used a tip #12.