I’ve been dreaming of doing a special post for New Year’s… but wasn’t sure if I’d make it in time. Today… well, with nothing really on the agenda today, I decided to spend a few hours in the kitchen and make some cupcakes!
And… what better way to celebrate the New Year than with a big bottle of BUBBLY! These cupcakes have a very strong champagne flavor but paired with the homemade raspberry filling they sure are a sweet treat!
Of course, these little cupcakes had to be all dressed up to celebrate 2012! I melted white chocolate and created the cutest toppers for these cupcakes… perfect to ring in the New Year!
Since this will be my final post of 2011… I want to take this time to wish you all a very Happy 2012! I hope all your dreams and wishes come true in this year year!
Love you all!
Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes
Makes 18-20 cupcakes
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup of your favorite champagne – I used Cook’s Extra Dry for this recipe
pink food gel coloring
Preheat your oven to 350 F degrees. Line cupcake pan with liners.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and eggs until fluffy and smooth… at least 4-5 minutes.
- Mix in the vanilla and sour cream.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Add the flour and champagne, alternating, as well as beginning and ending with the flour. Mix only until combined.
- At this point you can either add the pink food gel coloring or you can leave them white. I did half white and half pink. Mix the food gel only until combined… you don’t want to overwork the batter.
- Scoop into liners 2/3 full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cool, using an apple corer, remove the center of each cupcake and fill with raspberry filling.
Raspberry Filling
Makes enough to fill 2+ dozen cupcakes
1 bag of frozen raspberries
1/3 cup sugar
3-4 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp corn starch
- In a large pan on the stove, melt the butter.
- Add the raspberries, sugar and vanilla and cook for about 5 minutes on med-high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
- Once the sugar melts and the raspberries begin to bubble, in a 1 cup measuring cup, mix together with a fork 4-5 tbsp of the raspberry mixture and the corn starch. Add this mixture back to the pan with the remaining raspberries and stir until combined.
- Bring mixture to a bubble/gentle boil then remove from the heat. Stir every few minutes as it cools.
- Cool completely before filling cupcakes.
- To fill cupcakes: place raspberry mixture into a piping bag and squeeze just enough filling into each cupcake.
Champagne Buttercream
Makes enough to frost 18 cupcakes
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup butter flavored shortening (you could use all butter if you wanted too)
1 1/2 lbs powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/4-1/2 cup Champagne (I used the same as what I put in the cupcakes)
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and shortening.
- One cup at a time, add the powdered sugar and mix on high until smooth.
- Add the vanilla and salt and mix until combined.
- Add 1/4 cup of champagne and mix on high until smooth. Add remaining champagne until you get the consistency you desire.
- Mix frosting on high for 1-2 minutes until fluffy and the color brightens.
- Pipe frosting onto your cupcakes and decorate!
And here they are all dressed up for a client to enjoy! Happy 2012!
Debbie
Wednesday 8th of May 2013
Can the raspberry be blended and the seeds removed? If it is possible how much would you use? I like the taste of most berries but can't tolerate the seeds. Thanks so much for your help. Enjoy your blog and the recipes very much. :)
Betsy Eves
Wednesday 8th of May 2013
The only time I've ever removed the seeds it was to make a syrup. You loose a lot of the bulk of the berry when you remove the seeds. Instead of making your own raspberry - purchase your favorite seedless jam. :) That'll be a perfectly good substitute!
Amber
Friday 27th of July 2012
OK, this is one special cupcake!! I also made these yesterday and the raspberry filling combined with the champagne cupcake and buttercream frosting was a true hit. I decorated them with white sugar crystals and light pink sugar pearls from the craft store. I had leftover raspberry filling - probably enough for another batch of cupcakes so I put it in the freezer and I am going to try to use it next week sometime to make more. This recipe made exactly 20 cupcakes!! Thank you for sharing!! I made them along with the dark chocolate peanut butter cookie cupcakes to give to friends and family and they definitely made some people smile!!
Kathy
Saturday 17th of March 2012
I am wanting to make a rasberry champagne wedding cake. Is the rasberry filling in this thick enough to use as a filling for a cake in between the layers?
JavaCupcake
Monday 19th of March 2012
I think so! You can always add a bit more corn starch to thicken it up if it's not! :)
Cupcake and Talk
Friday 6th of January 2012
I love your New Year cupcakes. They look so cute and delicious. The frosting looks Yummy. I hope you have a prosperous new year,
Kelly
Sunday 1st of January 2012
This sure is a winner: I love cupcakes, raspberries & champagne; 3 in 1 is even better ;-) Happy New Year!
JavaCupcake
Monday 2nd of January 2012
Thank you! Happy New Year to you also! xoxo