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New Year’s Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes

December 31, 2011October 23, 2023 8 comments

 

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.

  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and eggs until fluffy and smooth… at least 4-5 minutes.
  2. Mix in the vanilla and sour cream.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  4. Add the flour and champagne, alternating, as well as beginning and ending with the flour.   Mix only until combined.
  5. 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.
  6. Scoop into liners 2/3 full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Cool in pan for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
  8. Once cool, using an apple corer, remove the center of each cupcake and fill with raspberry filling.
Recipe adapted from: Sprinkle Bakes

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

  1. In a large pan on the stove, melt the butter.
  2. Add the raspberries, sugar and vanilla and cook for about 5 minutes on med-high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
  3. 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.
  4. Bring mixture to a bubble/gentle boil then remove from the heat.  Stir every few minutes as it cools.
  5. Cool completely before filling cupcakes.
  6. 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)

  1.  In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and shortening.
  2. One cup at a time, add the powdered sugar and mix on high until smooth.
  3. Add the vanilla and salt and mix until combined.
  4. Add 1/4 cup of champagne and mix on high until smooth.  Add remaining champagne until you get the consistency you desire.
  5. Mix frosting on high for 1-2 minutes until fluffy and the color brightens.
  6. Pipe frosting onto your cupcakes and decorate!

And here they are all dressed up for a client to enjoy!  Happy 2012!

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8 comments

  1. Kelly says:
    January 1, 2012 at 10:35 pm

    This sure is a winner: I love cupcakes, raspberries & champagne; 3 in 1 is even better 😉 Happy New Year!

    Reply
    1. JavaCupcake says:
      January 2, 2012 at 10:47 am

      Thank you! Happy New Year to you also! xoxo

      Reply
  2. Cupcake and Talk says:
    January 6, 2012 at 6:37 pm

    I love your New Year cupcakes. They look so cute and delicious. The frosting looks Yummy.
    I hope you have a prosperous new year,

    Reply
  3. Kathy says:
    March 17, 2012 at 12:25 am

    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?

    Reply
    1. JavaCupcake says:
      March 19, 2012 at 3:31 pm

      I think so! You can always add a bit more corn starch to thicken it up if it’s not! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Amber says:
    July 27, 2012 at 3:51 am

    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!!

    Reply
  5. Debbie says:
    May 8, 2013 at 4:43 am

    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. 🙂

    Reply
    1. Betsy Eves says:
      May 8, 2013 at 8:00 am

      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!

      Reply

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