What do you guys do to combat stress? I know that at this point in my life I should know what good stress is and bad stress is, but honestly, I just feel constantly overwhelmed. Like there’s too much going on and too many plates spinning in the air. There have been quite a few craft fails, late nights, even earlier mornings and not enough kitty cuddles to go around… Oh, and did I mention that my diet totally went out the window? I lived on takeout. I wore the same outfit TO WORK 2 days in a row. Yep folks, this is adulthood.
One of the things I’ve done since I was a kid is when I’m stressed or upset or overwhelmed, I bake. I don’t go on baking bender and make a million cookies in 10 different flavors, but I do like to cook up a mean batch of cupcakes on occasion. I could say that these champagne cupcakes are stress cupcakes, but really… the flavor says otherwise. So grab some dry champagne and give them a try… and a taste at your next brunch. You could even do orange cream buttercream for a traditional mimosa flavor!
Okay, on to making some delicious spring-y cupcakes!
Champagne Cupcakes
1 box white cake mix
3 eggs (room temp)
1/2 c Vegetable Oil
1 1/4 c Cooks Medium Dry Champagne
Preheat oven to 350
Combine all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Beat at low speed for 2 minutes.
Bake at 350 for 17-20 minutes until the tops are springy.
Strawberry Frosting
1/2 c Butter softened
1/2 c Fresh Strawberries
4 c Powdered Sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tblsp heavy cream
Tools:
Magic Bullet or Blender
In a blender or Magic Bullet, puree strawberries and set aside.
Cream sugar, vanilla and heavy cream in a large mixing bowl.
Add pureed strawberries to creamed mixture, mix until combined.
On medium speed, add powdered sugar slowly until your frosting forms soft peaks.
Use a Wilton Extra Large 2D piping tip and frosting bag and create small drop flowers on the entire surface of the cupcake to make it look like a hydrangea! If you want to get really fancy, add some pearl sprinkles.
9 Comments
So cute! What a simple and easy way to create a fancy cupcake! Love it!
April 4, 2016 at 10:17 amThanks! I love making things look fancy!
April 6, 2016 at 10:45 amYUM! These cupcakes look great!!
April 4, 2016 at 10:38 amI can’t wait to try these! They look amazing!
April 7, 2016 at 5:09 pmThey look so pretty! How fun with the champagne! Thanks for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It!
April 19, 2017 at 8:17 amThese are oh so pretty. The perfect thing to bring to the next get together.
April 19, 2017 at 8:37 pmLooks delicious! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner link up!
April 21, 2017 at 7:20 amThese cupcakes sound delicious! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday this week! 🙂 Pinned!
April 21, 2017 at 9:22 amYour Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes look delicious! Hope you are having a fantastic day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
April 25, 2017 at 11:54 amCome Back Soon!
Miz Helen