Sweet Champagne Cupcake Recipe

These are some of the best cupcakes I have ever made! YUMMY

Veuve Clicquot Champagne Cupcakes with Rich Champagne Buttercream Frosting Recipe

Ingredients:

Veuve Clicquot Champagne Cupcake Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

2/3 cup butter

1 1/2 cups white sugar

3/4 cup champagne (the sweeter the better – even strawberry would be great!!)

6 egg whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together, and then blend into creamed mixture alternately with champagne. In another large clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold half of the whites into batter to lighten it, then fold in remaining egg whites. Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 17 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Rich Champagne Buttercream Frosting Ingredients:

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1 cup butter, at room temperature

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

9 tablespoons champagne, at room temperature

With an electric mixer, beat together sugar and butter. Mix on low until well blended, and then on medium for another two minutes. Add vanilla and champagne, beating on medium for another minute.

Sweet Champagne Cupcakes!

So I'm back. I haven't posted in a while and I want to get back. I started a new job a couple of months ago which has taken up a lot of my time. Now that I am settled in, I hope to write a {and bake} a bit more!

Tomorrow, I am entering a cupcake challenge with the secret ingredient -- champagne! I made a test batch of cupcakes last week and they were D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S! Not only was the cake fresh and spongy, the frosting is the best I have every made. I would like them a little moister, so tonight I am going to modify the recipe a bit to see if I can fix that.

Above is a picture from the first batch. I will post the recipe and more pictures tomorrow.

Sweet Dreams!!!

My Sweet Boy

Sweet Baby! {Part Two}

MY DAUGHTER IS 13!

So the big day went well. My plan was to make turning the big 13 a very memorable experience for Erinn ~ and it was.

We started the day off by making Erinn's favorite breakfast. I asked her what she wanted and she said BACON. So I took out the frying pan and cooked some bacon. I also made cinnamon rolls and added some grapes.

Erinn loved it ~ and so did Connor and I!

For the rest of the day, we let Erinn relax. Connor and I cleaned the house while Erinn was Princess for the Day {she ending up helping in the end ~ I think she felt guilty watching Connor and I slave away.}

Connor and I also made decorations for the party. I found a fun ~ and easy~ pom pom project on the MS website and made large and small pom poms with tissue paper and floral wire.

I also wrapped a few cheap pails that I picked up at Target for $1 each in some cute fabric and ribbon and filled them with flowers that matched the pom poms.

And finally, I made a "Happy Birthday" Banner that we hung in the living room. I found some paper designs on the internet and added the letters in publisher. I think they turned out great!

Erinn is developing into a fantastic cook and so she was in charge of making dinner. I know, who wants to cook dinner on your birthday. But when you are 13, it is fun!! Erinn made her world famous {or maybe just family famous} Stuffed Pasta Shells and Caesar Salad. DELICIOUS!!

In addition to decorations, I made a variety of cupcakes for our "cupcake bar" {I did a "candy bar" for Connor's birthday and wanted to do something similar but different}! I made lemon chiffon cupcakes with lemon curd buttercream frosting, margarita cupcakes with lime buttercream frosting, and "the best" chocolate cupcakes that need no frosting.

And they ALL disappeared!!!

Family came over for dinner to celebrate the big 13. {my dad, step-mom, brother, and aunt came ~ declan's brother and fiance were there as well. everyone else called to wish Erinn a Happy Birthday!}

Everyone raved about the dinner and couldn't believe how good it was! It was a great party!

Look for my next post. In a continuing celebration, I am taking Erinn out for a day of beauty tomorrow {thank goodness for gift certificates!}

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERINN!